Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of a back disorder due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The remaining issues have been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus, psychiatric condition, and sleeping disorder due to concerns raised in a Court decision. The Veteran needs new opinions on these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and COPD. The effective date remains to be determined as the claim was previously denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, hemorrhoids, and tinnitus. The claims are based on direct evidence of a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, low back disability, left arm disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, hemorrhoids, and skin disability (pseudofolliculitis barbae) due to incomplete records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination reports, requiring a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service, including exposure to hazardous noise. The Veteran's submitted VA audiology report did not include a medical opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to acoustic trauma in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, and his tinnitus is secondary to this condition.,Issues related to bilateral foot, knee, lumbar spine, and lower extremity neuropathy are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to service.,There is no current diagnosis of tinnitus in the Veteran.,Prostate cancer was not related to service, and there is no benefit of doubt to resolve in favor of the Veteran.,Neither foot disorder has been diagnosed as a current condition.,The Veteran's prostate cancer does not meet the criteria for an initial rating greater than 20 percent.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the issue of whether glaucoma is aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection based on continuity of symptomatology.,The Veteran's right eye condition(s) are remanded for further clarification and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the weight of evidence is against a finding that it is related to service.,The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the weight of evidence is against a finding that it is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent effective November 15, 2019. The claim for a TDIU was raised and granted as of August 17, 2020. An earlier effective date is denied.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's attorney has withdrawn the appeal regarding an initial increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, TMJ dysfunction, vertigo, hypertension, bilateral foot disability, migraine headaches, left hip and thigh disability, right hip and thigh disability, sleep apnea, and a low back disability. The Board has dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.

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 her military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability are remanded.