Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as an accrued benefit, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus were denied, while the claim for a respiratory disability was also denied. The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for his stomach disability from October 28, 2014 to February 7, 2017, but this rating is subject to regulations governing monetary benefits.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for the stomach disability and BHL were denied. The stomach disability claim was remanded.

The petition to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for an ear disability is granted. The Veteran's prior claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were implicitly denied in the August 1960 rating decision, but new evidence has raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for insomnia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as nightmares).

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be service-connected as it began during his active duty and is not related to any in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and has been ongoing since then, granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in a degree of functional impairment that precludes him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

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

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus as they have been granted, with no further questions to be decided.

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

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to loud noise during service. The claim for tinnitus is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

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

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not meeting the schedular requirements for TDIU, and his employment in a protected work environment.

The Board has remanded three issues: whether new and material evidence was received to reopen claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The Veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD is also being remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, with the Board finding credible his reports of in-service noise exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected back condition is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E services due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the threshold requirements of having an employment handicap, despite his master’s degree and over 20 years of experience in healthcare.