Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus, vertigo, and a cardiac disability to include chest pain due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied as there is no credible evidence linking his current condition to service. His vertigo and heart conditions are also not supported by the available medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's history of noise exposure during active duty is sufficient to establish a link between his current condition and service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma. A higher initial disability rating of 50% was also granted for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service connected, with the Board resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his military service and is related to noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied as the evidence does not support a link between his current condition and his active military service. The Board also found that he cannot secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, but did not grant TDIU as the schedular threshold was met.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as they are not service-connected due to lack of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms, and the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. For the initial rating period on appeal from June 6, 2017, a disability rating of 70 percent was granted for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, while his bilateral hearing loss does not meet the threshold established by VA regulations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his active service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was not incurred during service and is unrelated to noise exposure in service.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus as secondary to medications taken for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis and sacroiliac weakness. The right hip and left hip disability issues are remanded.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of November 9, 2009 for the grant of TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service. The decision is based on direct service connection due to noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the remand instructions and has therefore ordered a new examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service and that the Veteran's tinnitus is more likely due to a middle ear problem rather than in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to arrange for VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran’s PTSD, type II diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss, as well as verify his employment history.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma, bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition (previously evaluated as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and memory loss are remanded due to the need for additional development.