Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of bilateral knee and bilateral foot disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,PTSD is rated at 100% and the TDIU claim is dismissed due to the assigned rating.

The Board has dismissed all appeals seeking to reopen service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, knee disabilities, and shoulder disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ankle disorder, right knee instability, dry eye syndrome, and tinnitus have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disorders have not precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore the claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 3, 2021. The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board also remanded his vertigo service connection claim due to insufficient rationale in the November 2021 VA examination report and the January 2022 VA examiner's opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a lumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The Veteran's appeals are now pending with the VA for further review.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran was unable to attend scheduled VA examinations due to incarceration.

The Board has granted a TDIU effective January 3, 2011. The issues of increased ratings for the thoracolumbar spine and left lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for tinnitus or bilateral hearing loss, and denied service connection for COPD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is entitled to a new VA audiological examination to determine if his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for aid and attendance, as he requires assistance with bathing and toileting due to his service-connected lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding the Veteran's tinnitus, which is related to conceded in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, and thus service connection for the sleep condition is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was present during service and has a continuity of symptomatology since service. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, back disability, neck disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, right shin disability (shin splints), and left shin disability (shin splints) are remanded as the VA examination opinion is inadequate.,Service connection for DM is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine its onset during service or if it is related to any in-service exposure. Service connection for an eye disability is also remanded due to potential relationship with DM.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded as the Veteran's lay statements provide sufficient evidence of a nexus between his military police duties and his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, liver and colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy, enlarged prostate, COPD, and basal cell carcinoma have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for tinnitus.