Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him totally unable to obtain and sustain substantially gainful employment from August 16, 2019, to June 1, 2020.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination findings. The issues are being remanded together as they are interrelated.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his left knee disability and hepatitis are denied.,The Veteran's left knee disability is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a left knee condition. The claim for hepatitis is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and back condition due to insufficient evidence in the January 2016 VA examination. The Veteran's lay statements will be considered during the remand process.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work experience.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated VA treatment records. The issues of an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus are also being remanded.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. The Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with depression and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. He seeks a higher disability rating.,The Veteran contends that his bilateral hearing loss should have an earlier effective date prior to July 17, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his tinnitus claim is dismissed. His vertigo and back condition are granted with service connection, but the multiple joint pain claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear otalgia and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service. However, service connection was denied for hearing loss in the right ear.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted. The remaining issues of service connection for esophageal condition, left shoulder disability, and low back disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including to corroborate in-service stressors and to obtain etiology opinions regarding service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a lack of adequate VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date of May 6, 2010 for tinnitus is granted. The issue of service connection for hearing loss is remanded due to a duty to assist error.