Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it may be significantly impacted by these issues.

The Veteran's appeal of his tinnitus claim is denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus. The Board finds that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his low back disorder, left and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and bilateral hearing loss must be remanded due to lack of a recent VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand four issues related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran will need to undergo additional examinations to determine the current severity of his PTSD, as well as whether his sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD or if it was caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for restoration of a separate rating for thoracic spine disability was denied as the original decision granting separate ratings was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.,The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, which meet the percentage requirements.

The Veteran's claims for left hip, right hip, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left foot disabilities are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,There is no indication in the record that the Veteran has any current hip, hearing loss, tinnitus, or foot disabilities at any time during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is presumed to have noise exposure during service, but his current conditions are not related to this exposure as determined by the VA audiological examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and disc disease, cervical strain, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and tinnitus, preclude him from following a substantially gainful occupation for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him. The Board granted entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis pursuant to 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(b).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure. The decision also grants secondary service connection for tinnitus as a symptom of the now service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection due to in-service noise exposure.,Service connection for a right knee condition and left foot condition is remanded as additional development is required.

The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is remanded due to the presence of nonservice-connected conditions that contribute to his need, and a VA examination is required to assess solely his service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the cases to obtain VA audiological examination results and determine if the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for bilateral hearing loss from May 30, 2013 to September 1, 2015 was denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim during the same period was granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of the issues related to his service-connected conditions, including bruxism (claimed as teeth grinding), migraine headaches, PTSD, lumbar strain, reactive airway disease, rheumatoid arthritis of the bilateral knees, tinnitus, restless leg syndrome, left elbow chronic epicondylitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis, status-post right 4th metacarpal fracture, bilateral shin splints, erectile dysfunction, scars on the bilateral knees and left elbow, right great toe onychomycosis, and acne.

The Veteran's combined disability ratings throughout the period on appeal equate to 90 percent, meeting the schedular requirement for a TDIU. However, he failed to respond to requests for information regarding his employment history and has inconsistent self-reported employment history.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded due to a lack of a VA audiological examination addressing the etiology of these conditions, as well as consideration of whether they are related to his service-connected disabilities.