Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including defective hearing and shell fragment wounds, make it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for cerebrovascular disability, headache disability, memory loss disability, and heart disability due to potential etiological links to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have active military service and therefore is not a veteran for VA compensation purposes. As such, their claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure are credible and resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for increased disability evaluations for unspecified depressive disorder and a low back disability, as well as the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and arthrosis of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 have been granted. The effective dates for these grants are November 6, 2013. However, an earlier effective date of November 15, 2012 has also been granted for service connection for tinnitus and arthrosis of the lumbar spine at L5-S1.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and Meniere’s disease, to include vertigo. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and OCD, is dismissed as the Veteran's claim was already granted in May 2013. The claim for chronic renal disease, to include hypertensive chronic kidney disease and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, is also dismissed as it has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, which supports a finding that his current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as his claimed conditions are not service-connected.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service, with a current diagnosis of these conditions. The Board has granted service connection for both conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to acoustic trauma sustained in service.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere’s syndrome or endolymphatic hydrops, tinnitus, and sleep apnea, along with an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD. The effective dates were assigned based on the date of the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's exposure to acoustic trauma during service is causally related to his current conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to noise exposure during his active duty, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, as there was not enough evidence showing he is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD was denied, and the case is remanded for further development regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, and TDIU.