Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diarrhea of uncertain etiology due to failure to schedule VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain employment, and the Board granted a TDIU for the appeal period from January 23, 2015 to February 7, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are as likely as not due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The low back disability claim is remanded for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right knee disability due to new evidence received since the final denial. The claim for coronary artery disease remains pending as it was granted on a presumptive basis.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, tinnitus, bilateral eye disability, erectile dysfunction, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral sinusitis, vertigo, and bilateral hearing loss disability. The Veteran's claims were not reopened due to the lack of new evidence.,Service connection was also denied for insomnia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The appellant's testimony at the January 2020 hearing supports a link between his current disabilities and noise exposure during active duty training.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the case for a new examination to determine if hearing loss is related to service. The Veteran's claims are pending and will be reconsidered after further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims, including medical articles linking tinnitus to mental health disorders and VA examination findings supporting the Veteran's current conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence received since the September 2006 rating decision. The Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his period of active service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete VA examination reports.

The Board has found that the VA opinions were inadequate and remanded for further development regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for additional examination and analysis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 14, 2012. The evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities alone prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, granted both claims, and found that there is at least a reasonable possibility that the Veteran’s hearing loss worsened during service. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability in the right ear, but granted service connection for a current left ear hearing loss disability.,The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence linking his current conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information and need for additional medical opinions. The issues of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, headaches, left foot disability, right foot disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability are all remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The Board also found that the Veteran's current tinnitus was less likely than not caused by or a result of military noise exposure. Therefore, service connection for tinnitus has been denied.

The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as of September 6, 2010, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from all substantially gainful employment prior to December 2, 2014.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted based on direct service connection.