Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The case is remanded for further examination of the Veteran's left knee, left leg disability (claimed as blood clots), and right knee.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, cervical spine disability, coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of service treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on his military service in South Korea.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The cases for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a heart disorder, to include coronary artery disease and hypertension are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is not causally or etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 24, 2019 is remanded. The Board found that the RO did not refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration and thus remanded it.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is denied for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 28, 2016 for the grant of service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the current disabilities are not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, low back condition, bilateral knee and ankle conditions, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The decision also remanded the claim for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

For the period prior to January 27, 2015, the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.,From January 27, 2015, the Veteran has a combined disability rating of 100 percent due to his service-connected conditions. The issue of TDIU is moot as he already meets the criteria for a 100% schedular rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for initial compensable ratings for cholecystectomy and right upper and mid quadrant scars, as well as service connection for diabetes, diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a prostate condition. The claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred in service, and the Board granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's tinnitus claim, specifically related to noise exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of hearing loss and tinnitus during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The rating for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, is granted from March 20, 2013, with a 50% disability rating. The rating for tinnitus remains at 10%. TDIU is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that the Veteran does not have left upper extremity radiculopathy.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, exercise-induced asthma, and back disorder were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient evidence and incomplete evaluations.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinion and lack of in-service noise exposure evidence. The case is now pending with further development required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and frostbite damage to both feet have been reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions.