Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The claims for emphysema, deep vein thrombosis, diverticulitis, pulmonary embolisms, and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise, allowing application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and tinnitus should be remanded due to a lack of issuance of an SOC.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 9, 2018 for the awards of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's first communication seeking these conditions was in October 2018.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 20, 2017, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The maximum schedular rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260 has already been assigned.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 1, 2020 due to unclear time period addressed in the VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical examinations. The issues include psychiatric disorders, cognitive conditions, thrombocytopenia, tinnitus, hypertension, foot conditions, knee conditions, and shoulder conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are not related to his active service.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury or event resulting in these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service. The evidence did not show an in-service event or disease and the claim was denied on the merits.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding earlier effective date of service connection for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and several hernia and knee disorders due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Veteran's tinnitus and left knee strain with degenerative arthritis are granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for clarification and additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence suggesting that tinnitus may have had an onset during service, despite previous examinations indicating no current tinnitus. The Veteran is requested to provide any additional VA or private treatment records and undergo a new examination.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with scheduling examinations and obtaining necessary records. The appeals are now pending again.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus, type II prior to June 30, 2015, is denied. The Veteran's original claim was received on that date and there were no prior claims filed before then.,The skin condition (claimed as skin cancer) is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to service exposure to herbicides.,The erectile dysfunction is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II or the Veteran's own service.,Bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions and the need for additional records, particularly from private providers. The Veteran's depressive disorder is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The rating reduction for right lower extremity radiculopathy from 40 to 20 percent was not proper, and the 40 percent rating is restored effective June 11, 2016.,For the appeal period from March 1, 2016 to June 11, 2016, a higher than 20% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve is denied.,A higher than 20% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve is remanded.,A higher than 40% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.