Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right knee disability, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar disorder, residuals of pilonidal cyst excision, and left foot disorder. The claim for tinnitus was granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dysphagia, and hiatal hernia have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and tinnitus has been granted. Hearing loss and sleep apnea are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period of June 23, 2008 to February 4, 2011 was denied as he did not meet the schedular requirements. For the period of February 4, 2011 to August 12, 2013, TDIU was granted due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the Veteran did not have a current disability that meets VA compensation criteria, and there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service separation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The issues of entitlement to a low back disability, an increased rating for somatic symptom disorder, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a low back disorder and tinnitus was granted. The claim for PTSD is denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's low back disorder and tinnitus are remanded for further examination and opinion, while his PTSD rating after January 7, 2019 remains remanded.

The Board previously denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus service connection, but the Court remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning and potential evidence of tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but denied service connection for low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus as there is no evidence of current disability and the Veteran's recent assertions about the onset of symptoms during service are inconsistent with previous lay and medical evidence.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, sinusitis, a lung condition and bladder cancer.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate rationale provided in a March 2015 VA examination. The Veteran's STRs do not show any complaints of, or treatment for, tinnitus. However, there was a slight acuity shift in both ears during service. A new VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for hip disabilities (left and right), malaria, knee disability (left), ankle disabilities (right and left), and onychomycosis of the toenails bilaterally.,Service connection was not established for any of these conditions due to lack of a current diagnosis or credible evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his nonservice-connected disabilities, resulting in a denial of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

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 a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted on August 17, 2019. The Board found that an earlier effective date is not warranted as the claim was filed within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because no new or relevant evidence was submitted after the September 2014 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right knee patellar tendonitis, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined rating of 80 percent.