Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral ear disability, tinnitus, sleep disorder, right knee disability, and left knee strain with degenerative arthritis due to incomplete development of records and inadequate medical opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported noise exposure during active duty is sufficient to establish a link between his current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (chronic depression), and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss have been rated at the maximum available under VA regulations, so no increased ratings are granted.,Service connection for diabetes is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to establish a link between the condition and service or toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).,Service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, hypertension, and alcohol abuse secondary to diabetes is also remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran's claims are not granted because the medical evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right ankle disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of service treatment records and for consideration of a secondary theory of entitlement (service connection for tinnitus as secondary to service-connected sinusitis).

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but the claims for chronic sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded due to conflicting medical evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is due to his service-connected hearing loss and has been granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are related to service, but a new examination is needed to address the Veteran's reports of symptom onset and progression.

The Veteran's tinnitus and tension headaches have been granted service connection. The claim for left chest disability, including gynecomastia, is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, but granted service connection for her tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, finding that there is a link between his current conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and neck/upper back disability have been denied. The case is remanded for further examination to determine the nature of the Veteran's neck condition and any acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension and tinnitus have been granted service connection, but his rhabdomyolysis and acquired psychiatric disorder remain unresolved due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment consistent with his education, training, and work experience.,Effective October 19, 2018, the criteria for a TDIU are met.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection for a right shoulder disability, thoracic spine disability, and cervical spine disability has been denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to exposure to hazardous noise during his military service.