Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected, but his tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis beginning February 23, 2004.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptoms since separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service. The decision also notes conflicting opinions from VA audiologists regarding the relationship between current hearing loss and the in-service injury.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, right foot condition, right ankle condition, and right knee conditions are all remanded. The left knee condition claim is also remanded as secondary to the right knee condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims. The Board also found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service. The Veteran must provide records of any treatment for tinnitus from private providers, and a VA examiner will need to determine if the condition began during service or is otherwise related.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further development regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to issues with the timeliness of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding service connection for tinnitus and left wrist disability. The Veteran's right wrist and shoulder disabilities are also being remanded for additional examinations.

Service connection is granted for major depressive disorder and tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of lung nodules and traumatic brain injury are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, left hip disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic urinary tract infections are all being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection is not granted for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current hearing loss disability. Service connection is granted for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic renal disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service, particularly his exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable during the period from January 12, 2012 to August 9, 2012. The evidence showed some functional limitations but did not indicate he was incapable of performing light duty or sedentary employment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluation of PTSD, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lower back disability, and bladder cancer have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. However, the issues of service connection for PTSD remain pending as additional development is needed due to missing evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and dementia.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, resulting in a full grant of benefits. As such, the issues are no longer in appellate status.