Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his service, as well as secondary service connection for tinnitus.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The issue of service connection for vertigo due to multiple medications, including as secondary to anthrax vaccine, is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma is not related to service, and his sterility claim lacks a current disability. The low back disability and tinnitus claims are remanded for further development.,Service connection cannot be granted for asthma as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the current condition is not shown to have been caused by exposure to asbestos or radiation.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and back condition are granted service connection, while his acid reflux, respiratory condition, knee conditions, shoulder conditions, and hemorrhoids remain denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinion in the November 2019 VA examination report.

The Veteran's claims for COPD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acid reflux, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and glaucoma have been denied.,The Veteran was not provided with VA examinations or medical opinions as required by law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to noise trauma sustained during his military service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep disorder, its relationship to service, and whether it is caused or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, heart disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and neuropathies were denied as the evidence did not support a link to his active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his causes of death to his active service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of residuals of traumatic brain injury. The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia, but tinnitus and hearing loss are denied. PTSD with anxiety is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a current disability during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for TDIU, were all denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination and issues of new and material evidence. The claims for tinnitus, vertigo, headaches, and recurrent urinary tract infections are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examination and other issues.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.,The Board finds the evidence of record is at least in equipoise on the question of whether the service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus preclude the Veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which he would otherwise be qualified.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated medical opinions addressing this issue.