Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's skin disorder, CAD, sinus disorder, and vertigo are all remanded for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, ear pain, right knee disability, left knee disability, and lumbar spine disability have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of whether he was unemployable prior to September 5, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, IBS, tinnitus, left ankle sprain, and right ear hearing loss, do not render him unemployable as his employment history shows he has been able to maintain some level of education and work experience. The Board finds the evidence does not demonstrate total occupational impairment associated with these disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not demonstrate that his service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus (secondary to hearing loss), left hip osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to a lack of evidence from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision on the tinnitus claim is final, while the hearing loss claim remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in the medical opinions provided. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA opinions in previous decisions. The case is now pending with a new examination.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.,The criteria for a TDIU are not met due to the combined disability rating of 10%.

The Board has determined that the appellant had active Federal service from March 14, 1960 to September 13, 1960 for purposes of basic entitlement to VA benefits. The claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are currently rated at 10 percent each, but no higher. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

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

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as there is no evidence that her service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions like sciatica and tinnitus, rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 4, 2009. From November 4, 2009 onwards, the Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as she had a single service-connected disability (PTSD) rated at 100%, and other disabilities that did not render her unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of November 26, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he has been employed in various positions including bowling alley mechanic for over two decades.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right ankle disorder, and a right knee disorder. The appellant's claimed left knee disorder is not considered secondary to the right knee disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay statements are at least in equipoise with the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between his military noise exposure and current tinnitus. However, service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing disability.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a compensable level of hearing loss within one year of discharge from active service, and thus denied service connection on this basis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted based on new evidence submitted in June 2019, including a May 1970 enlistment examination showing pre-existing hearing loss. The RO considered the claims on their merits after obtaining a VA examination.