Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, and he is now entitled to this benefit.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

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

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a tinnitus disability has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal was remanded for issues related to service connection for various conditions, including skin cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, scarring of the lungs, and COPD. The appellant withdrew his claim for skin cancer due to Agent Orange exposure.,An effective date of February 12, 2015, was granted for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has remanded several claims including service connection, disability ratings, and effective dates due to new evidence received after the issuance of the SOC.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The right knee condition and erectile dysfunction are denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, rhinoplasty of the nose (claimed as residuals of broken nose), and squamous cell carcinoma were denied. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, left ear, and tinnitus. The Veteran's shin splints claim was also denied.,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition that aggravated during service or manifested within one year post-service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claim for increased rating of tinnitus received on June 14, 2017, was granted with a retroactive effective date of June 14, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service and that the transient nature of the Veteran's reported symptoms did not align with noise-induced hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new and material evidence. However, the Board denied both claims as there is no clear or competent medical evidence that links the current disabilities to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners regarding service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's attorney and the Veteran have provided additional information that was not considered in the previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it can be attributed to noise exposure during active duty, and there is a credible continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as the evidence shows a current disability, in-service noise exposure, and nexus to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it is related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for OSA and hypertension are denied as there is no evidence of onset during or within one year after service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, thus granting a TDIU.