Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure. The appeal is returned for further development.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the case to obtain an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus on the basis of aggravation. The Veteran's preexisting hearing loss worsened during service.

The Veteran's gout is granted with an initial rating of 60 percent, effective April 1, 2016. Other service connection claims are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination findings. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current hearing loss is due to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the receipt of additional evidence. The Board will review this new evidence and consider its impact on his service connection claims.

The Veteran's back disability, not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service, is denied.,A current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes has not been shown.,The Veteran’s tinnitus, not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service, is denied.,The competent and credible evidence does not reflect a diagnosis of cataracts.,The Veteran's hypertension, not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service, is denied.,The competent and credible evidence does not reflect a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia.,The competent and credible evidence does not reflect a diagnosis of a sinus disability.,The Veteran’s thyroid disability, not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service, is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to current conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, allergies, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder), and hypertension have been remanded. The reduction from a 10 percent to a zero percent rating for radiculopathy, left lower extremity effective June 23, 2015 was improper.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service due to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.,There is no evidence to support that any of these conditions began during or were aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the correct facts were before the RO at the time of the April 1998 rating decision, and the statutory and regulatory provisions in effect then were correctly applied.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating for the entire appeal period. The case is remanded for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his request for an increased rating for contact dermatitis of the right hand, were all denied by the Board. The decision is based on the lack of new and material evidence to reopen the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus, and the fact that the Veteran's current skin condition does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus (secondary to herbicide exposure), and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions in the November 2018 decision. New VA opinions are needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that these conditions began in service due to noise exposure.