Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded due to insufficient examination opinions regarding the relationship between current conditions and in-service noise exposure.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been reopened and granted.,Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and headaches have not been found to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and left ear hearing loss are granted. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD is granted, but the appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 1, 2017.,Since December 1, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have also rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus disability is granted as service connected. The issue of his hearing loss disability remains pending and will be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a skin disorder of the right ear, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD is also remanded as there are VA treatment records that have not been obtained.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate medical examinations in the past, and because of the interrelated nature of these conditions. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if he currently has left ear hearing loss that meets VA criteria for a disability, as well as whether his current right ear hearing loss is related to service noise exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective February 22, 2010 due to her service-connected Traumatic Brain Injury and other disabilities preventing her from securing or maintaining employment.

The Board has determined that additional development is required for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left wrist, status post fracture; service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus; and service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis. The Veteran will need new VA examinations for these issues.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The effective date for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and scars associated with it remains at March 14, 2017.,The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and left knee disability are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is remanded as there needs to be a new opinion regarding whether his condition worsened during service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a right knee disability as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability. The Veteran's current disabilities are considered due to his military service, with the right knee disability being related to his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions began during service and have been recurrent since then.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) records and conducting a VA examination to assess the Veteran's occupational/functional impairment due to his service-connected disabilities prior to September 5, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current tinnitus and his military service.,A separate 10 percent rating was granted for madarosis of the left eyelash, effective from August 6, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for left arm and right arm diabetic neuropathy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is not related to service and therefore denied. The hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion. The cluster headache disability is also remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected on a presumptive basis. The case for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus, and lung disability due to inadequate examinations that did not properly consider the Veteran's lay statements. The Veteran was stationed aboard a submarine where he may have been exposed to asbestos, which could be related to his lung disability.