Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 11, 2013.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claims for back disability, TBI residuals, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to new evidence received.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his military service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to November 1, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a back condition. The decision is based on the medical evidence provided.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus secondary to bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, right shoulder disability, and right arm numbness due to the pre-existing neck and right shoulder disabilities. The decision is based on evidence showing a current disability in each condition and a link between service and these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, PTSD, seizure disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board has determined that these issues are remanded due to ambiguities in the character of discharge determination and insufficient medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his conditions are at least as likely as not associated with his 17 years of active service in the Air Force.

The claim for service connection for a right elbow disorder has been reopened and granted.,Issues related to left knee, right knee, gout, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The Board found that the medical evidence supports a relationship between these conditions and noise exposure during his military service.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability is granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted, but service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD) is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it began during service and has continued since separation. Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia with urinary obstruction and urinary frequency, diabetes mellitus, type II, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), thyroid disorder, and heart disability were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 10, 2010 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since at least August 10, 2010.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (ED), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperthyroidism, a chronic disability manifested by diarrhea, neck condition, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, and right ankle osteoarthritis.,Service connection is remanded for left knee condition, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), diabetes, hypertension, kidney condition, residuals of a pilonidal sinus cyst, and bilateral foot condition.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted. The claim for a left foot disability is denied.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as the appellant's Texas National Guard service was not qualifying service.

The Veteran's claims for revision of the April 2016 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on clear and unmistakable error are denied. The Board found no clear mistake of law or fact that would have changed the outcome.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his past work history, education, training, and skills.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine condition was denied, but the Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim. Service connection is granted.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate reasoning in the March 2014 rating decision. The case is being returned for a new VA examination with an adequate opinion.