Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bronchial asthma, and COPD due to incomplete medical records from the United States Marshal Service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient audiometric data and the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 1, 2013. From May 1, 2013 to October 20, 2013 and from January 1, 2014 to January 9, 2014, the Veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of reduced hearing acuity during and after service are related to his in-service noise exposure. The decision also grants service connection for tinnitus based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions had their onset during military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of chronic left knee disorder, chronic right knee disorder, chronic left ankle disorder, and chronic right ankle disorder were denied. Her claim for tinnitus was granted.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 23, 2011 for the award of service connection for tinnitus. The issues of GERD, left thigh and foot disabilities, IBS, and ED are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as he is capable of performing sedentary employment despite some physical limitations.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% prior to June 27, 2017. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not combine to result in a combined rating of 70% or more.

The Board denied claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The decision found that the Veteran did not have a current disability or evidence of a causal relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine disorder and GERD, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 12, 2018. The issue of service connection for GERD secondary to the lumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus began during service and has continued since. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible report of symptoms occurring in service.

The Board has remanded the cases for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) and for obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the residuals of a stroke. The issues of hypertension, tinnitus, and the residuals of a stroke on a secondary basis are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been withdrawn. The Board granted the Veteran's TDIU claim for the period of March 17, 2014 to October 1, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable prior to April 8, 2016 and at a 10 percent rating since that date. The Board found no basis for higher ratings.,The Veteran's tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent throughout the period on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed due to his death, as there is no pending appeal at the time of his death.

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 were incurred during military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is as likely as not a relationship between the current disability and his service, including noise exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred or related to his already service-connected hearing loss.