Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, residuals of hemorrhoid surgery, and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to procedural issues, including incorrect use of a form for appeal.

The Veteran's neck disability appeal has been withdrawn and dismissed.,Claims for service connection for right eye glaucoma and left eye glaucoma have been reopened due to new evidence submitted since the September 2015 rating decision.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's sinusitis is rated at 10 percent prior to February 13, 2019 and greater than 30 percent thereafter. The claim for a higher rating remains pending.,The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent. A higher rating is not warranted based on the current evidence.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim requires additional medical examination to determine its relationship to service.,Service connection for PTSD is remanded due to inadequate VA examination in April 2019.,Service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy greater than 10 percent are both remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left eye glaucoma secondary to service-connected disabilities must be remanded due to inadequate VA examination in November 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military noise exposure. Reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or coronary artery bypass graft. The claim for tinnitus secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim of an effective date earlier than March 31, 2014, for the grant of service connection for hearing loss is denied. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to procedural issues related to the opt-in process and the implementation of the Modernized Appeals System (AMA).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to link these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple myeloma, ischemic heart disease, and tinnitus have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand.,The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Ramasun Station in Thailand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus, specifically the July 1976 separation audiogram findings.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, and the Board finds that his bilateral hearing loss warrants a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for a TDIU and has remanded three issues: tinnitus, right lower extremity neurological disability, and left lower extremity neurological disability. The OSA claim is also remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to noise exposure during ACDUTRA, and service connection for this condition is granted. The remaining issues are remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background, resulting in the denial of TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and have continued since then. The decision is based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's service records do not show any hearing loss or tinnitus during service. The VA examiner concluded that the current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are more likely due to workplace noise exposure, aging, and other factors.,There is no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and military service.

Service connection is granted for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.,Service connection is denied for cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, respiratory disability (chronic), obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and chronic disability manifested by dizziness.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding restoration of a 40 percent rating for a lumbosacral spine disability. The service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete information about his National Guard and Reserve service, the need for medical opinions regarding spinal disorders, hearing loss/tinnitus, left ankle disorder, and bilateral knee disorders, as well as further development of employment records.