Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, acquired psychiatric impairment, left lower extremity nerve pain, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence of record.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because new and relevant evidence was not submitted to support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 29, 2018 for tinnitus is denied as there was no prior communication indicating a claim.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus remains denied due to the absence of additional manifestations beyond ringing in his ears.,The claims for service connection for neck disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are both reopened based on new evidence, but the Board finds that service connection is not warranted as there is no established link between these conditions and service.,Service connection is granted for obstructive sleep apnea as it was proximately caused by a service-connected left knee disorder.,The claims for TDIU remain remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, and pseudofolliculitis barbae are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, skills, training, and work history.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with a 10% rating effective September 14, 2018. The Board denied an earlier effective date as the claim was received in February 2002 and not prior to September 14, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by his military service.,Service connection is also granted for a lower back condition, but the specific details of this decision are not provided in the given text.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is granted under the PACT Act, and his degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine rating is restored.,PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. His diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction requires restricted diet or insulin therapy from September 19, 2015, to July 7, 2017, and one daily injection of insulin thereafter.,The Veteran's radiculopathy, right lower extremity is granted an increased rating, but tinnitus remains at the maximum schedular evaluation.,PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. His diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction requires restricted diet or insulin therapy from September 19, 2015, to July 7, 2017, and one daily injection of insulin thereafter.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 22, 2018 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied because the claim was not intended to include tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder and tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are both at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran's pes planus, left trapezius disability, and hypertension have not been found with current evidence of a diagnosis.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected disabilities, specifically cervical spine condition, residuals of traumatic head injury, and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to new and material evidence having been submitted, necessitating further development. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, an esophageal condition, neurological impairment of the left lower extremity, neurological impairment of the right lower extremity, low back strain, left knee iliotibial band syndrome, and right knee iliotibial band syndrome are all remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for tinnitus. The decision found that there was no evidence of a diagnosed disability for VA purposes, and thus denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. For tinnitus, the Board determined that the Veteran did not file a claim prior to July 20, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete etiology opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus as it is related to active service.