Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The right knee extension disability, left knee disability, and right knee flexion disability are all denied increased ratings. A separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperthyroidism, residuals of a right-hand injury, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, left eye vision disorder, headaches, polycythemia vera, hypertension, and transient ischemic attack are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,The Veteran's claims will be further evaluated based on the results of these examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for upper and lower back disability, neck disability, headaches, and sleep condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The Veteran's current GERD is not related to his military service.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU beginning February 27, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities.,The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to February 27, 2018 is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete development, specifically regarding records from Shell Oil where the Veteran worked in 1979.

The Veteran's psoriasis, right shoulder osteoarthritis, and sinusitis are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right shoulder condition (excluding osteoarthritis), to include tendinopathy and superior labral fraying, is remanded for further examination and opinion.,The Veteran's low back condition is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted.,For the period prior to April 8, 2017, a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar DDD L5-S1 is denied. From April 8, 2017, a 40 percent rating is granted and a separate 20 percent rating is granted for each lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Veteran's right knee chondromalacia patella and meniscus residuals are rated at the noncompensable level. The scars on his knees and feet are also rated as noncompensable.,Service connection for PTSD is granted with an initial 50 percent rating, but not higher.

The Board has remanded the issues of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, diabetes, lung disorder (claimed as COPD), tinnitus, and glaucoma. The Veteran must now request an SOC before these issues can be appealed further.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that no service-connected disability was either the principal or a contributory cause of his death. The appeal for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 was also denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for receiving such benefits.

The Veteran's lower back disability, left thigh disability, and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,Bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The decision on bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for tinnitus as it was granted in a separate decision. The remaining claims of service connection for various disabilities are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and opinion.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The claim of service connection for fatigue, other than PTSD or sleep apnea, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, skin disorders of the face and low back, but denied service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disorders.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his active service and has continued since then, meeting the requirements for presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's employment status and his ability to work with his service-connected disabilities. The case is returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's intermittent tinnitus is related to her active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete audiometric test results.