Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and/or maintain a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has decided that service connection for tinnitus is denied. The appeals pertaining to the Veteran's back condition and bilateral hearing loss claims must be remanded due to incomplete medical opinions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory disability, and a right hand disability. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for it. However, due to a lack of VA examination regarding his low back disability, the case is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for complex sleep apnea and tinnitus have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, as his hearing impairment does not meet the criteria for any higher rating under VA's auditory acuity schedule. The Veteran's CAD remains at 60 percent disabling, with no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure or limited workload resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope. The claim for an effective date earlier than June 26, 2014 for the increased PTSD rating is denied due to lack of factual ascertainability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for complex sleep apnea and tinnitus have been reopened due to new and material evidence. His hearing loss remains at a noncompensable rating as his pure tone thresholds do not meet the criteria for any higher rating under VA's auditory acuity schedule. The Veteran's CAD is rated at 60 percent disabling, with no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure or limited workload resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope. The claim for an effective date earlier than June 26, 2014 for the increased PTSD rating is denied due to lack of factual ascertainability.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a left foot disability and tinnitus have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disorder. The claim for tinnitus was denied due to lack of new and material evidence, and the claim for sleep apnea was denied as not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for hyperlipemia, finding that the Veteran's current hyperlipemia is not a recognized disability for VA purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the current condition is due to in-service loud noise exposure and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation from January 1, 1996 to May 16, 2006.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder and tinnitus should be remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional opinions regarding her psychiatric disorder, asthma, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for tinnitus has also been denied due to lack of in-service or post-service diagnosis, and the absence of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous decision. The Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure are considered credible, but a new VA examination is needed to address these statements.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is granted, and his bilateral foot disorder claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted as they are related to in-service noise exposure.,Service connection has also been established for left ulnar mononeuropathy, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected shoulder condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have started during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is rated at 0 percent, and his tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. The Board denied both claims as there was no legal basis for a higher evaluation.