Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied a higher rating as there was no legal basis for such.,The Veteran has service connection for migraine headaches due to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.,The Veteran’s right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the law does not allow for retroactive assignment of benefits prior to September 28, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to July 31, 2012. The evidence did not support that the Veteran was unemployable at that time due to his service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, or scar of the left chest.

The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to June 24, 2010 is being remanded for the VA Director of Compensation Service to consider if an extraschedular rating should be assigned.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to September 28, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to October 26, 2018, for service connection of tinnitus, hypertension, insomnia disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that no formal or informal claim was filed prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the dates of active duty training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA). The VA examiner is requested to review all available records, including National Guard and Army Reserve service treatment records and personnel records. Clarification on the onset of symptoms and conversion of audiometric data from ASA units to ISO-ANSI units are also required.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to noise exposure in wartime service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The decision is based on credible statements of the onset of symptoms during service and medical opinions linking these conditions to noise exposure in service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic lumbar spine disability, chronic sinusitis, hemorrhoids, seasonal allergies, and sleep disorder. The claim for service connection of tinnitus was reopened but not granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current hearing loss disability. The Veteran's tinnitus, however, was found to be related to his combat service and granted.,Service connection for tinnitus has been established due to the Veteran's reports of noise exposure during active duty and the presumption under 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral chondromalacia patella with arthroscopic knee surgeries, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, right salpingectomy/oophorectomy, total hysterectomy, right ovarian wedge resection, hearing loss, tinnitus, proctalgia fugax, and left parietal meningioma. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus was denied, but he was granted a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 17, 2008 to February 4, 2019.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent under the schedular criteria, and an extraschedular rating has been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. An addendum opinion is needed to address the in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for residuals of pleural cavity injury at left, secondary to gunshot wound with multiple fractures, p/o thoracotomy and wedge resection of left lung with MFB’s in right lung field is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential inconsistencies in the medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities combined resulted in debilitating effects that rendered him less capable of resisting heart disease.

The Veteran's combined disability rating of 70% due to service-connected conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and DJD of the lumbar spine, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension. The decision also remanded several other issues.