Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are granted as they are related to active service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU as his service-connected disabilities have not rendered him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service. The appeal is dismissed due to withdrawal of the claim for right eye blindness.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral spine strain and degenerative disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee meniscectomy residuals, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee recurrent subluxation, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, tinnitus, and other conditions, make him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for left-hand finger condition, right-hand finger condition, and adenoid/tonsil removal condition. Service connection was granted for asthma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's VR&E services request should be remanded due to incomplete records and need for a new vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering her current symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records indicate exposure to loud noise during service which may be related to his current disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's current bilateral tinnitus is being reviewed again with a new examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or chronic conditions related to those disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Catholic Medical Center from May 4, 2015 to May 6, 2015 is denied because the treatment was not for an emergency condition and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is not service-connected.,Left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of documentation showing that the Veteran received notification for a VA examination. The claims will be returned for another attempt at obtaining an examination.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease. Other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking the current condition to their military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for tinnitus and has determined that service connection is warranted based on in-service noise exposure. The decision also grants the Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a sleep disorder, GERD, colon disorders, headache disorder, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), eye disorders, low back and neck disorders, erectile dysfunction, right and left carpal tunnel syndromes. The decision also denied reopening of the claim for hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is found to be causally related to his active service.,The Veteran's tinnitus disability is found to be causally related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 18, 2008. From January 18, 2008 onward, the Board finds that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.