Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for additional development regarding his migraine headaches and need for regular aid and attendance.,The Veteran's appeal is also REMANDED to obtain private vision records related to his migraines, and to schedule a VA examination to determine the extent of his service-connected foot disabilities alone as pertinent to his need for the regular aid and attendance of another person. ,The Veteran's appeal is further REMANDED to schedule a VA examination to determine the extent of functional impairment presented by his corns and callosities of the bilateral feet, distinguishing between service-connected and nonservice-connected causes.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination report, and a new addendum opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his reported exposure to noise during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there are no grounds for a higher rating as the symptoms are already contemplated by the current rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status, or automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for loss of sense of smell, tinnitus, and loss of taste have all been denied. The maximum schedular rating has already been assigned for each condition.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and he did not require aid and attendance or housebound status based on his service-connected conditions. The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's diabetes is not related to his military service and there was no actual or presumptive exposure to herbicides during service. Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the Veteran's credible reports of its onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions. The issues will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and chloracne due to in-service Agent Orange exposure. The claims are being remanded for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, as they are related to his exposure to noise during active military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vitiligo due to insufficient evidence or lack of a nexus between service and these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right ear condition other than tinnitus due to conflicting evidence and unclear diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty/active duty for training military service.,Flat feet, a skin disorder, and severe trench foot (both feet) remain in dispute and require further development.

The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations in excess of the current ratings for tinnitus, exercise-induced asthma, migraine headaches, lumbago with L3-L4 disc herniation, and cervical spine, cervicalgia status post fusion C5-C6 with disc bulging and stenosis is remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus remains denied as there are no exceptional circumstances that warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient reasoning in the VA examination report. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin rash and granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for cervical spondylosis without myelopathy.