Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as the claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities, are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for tinnitus has been denied as a matter of law.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his unemployability is due to Parkinson’s disease and associated symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a left hip scar was reopened, but the Board found no causal relationship between the current condition and service, thus denying service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, which are related to service exposure. A new examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and military noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and residuals of a traumatic brain injury due to new evidence received since his previous denial. The TBI claim is pending, but requires further examination.

Your service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, but the appeals are dismissed because your conditions were already covered by a previous rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the nature and etiology of his service-connected conditions, as well as for updated medical records.,The Veteran has multiple issues related to his service-connected conditions that require further examination and evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, but remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to outstanding STRs and incomplete audiometric evaluations. Service connection was also granted for a left shoulder condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for nephrolithiasis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in some cases. The Veteran must be provided with new VA examinations to assess his kidney stones, knee disabilities, and hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied reopening of previously denied claims for PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, and bilateral tinnitus. The evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen any of these claims.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to his obesity, which was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, finding that he did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to May 8, 2018, and thus was not entitled to such benefits. The decision also noted that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment prior to May 8, 2018.