Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities did not have a nexus to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for tinnitus due to lack of documented complaints in the record and no basis to conclude it was caused by service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, psychiatric disability, diabetic neuropathy, diabetes, stroke residuals, tinnitus, and bilateral foot neuropathy, prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience. The Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for left knee disability and service connection for PTSD has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employability despite his service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned for further medical evaluation and a social and industrial survey.

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 Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting the VA definition of hearing loss.,Service connection for tinnitus has been granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The issues of service connection for PTSD and a thoracolumbar spine disorder have been remanded.

Your appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed because you requested to participate in the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP).

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of increased ratings for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee status post lateral meniscus debridement and synovectomy, and service connection for a back disability.

The Veteran's initial rating for a lumbar spine disorder is granted at 40 percent, effective from the date of this decision. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment since January 23, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for various conditions, including nerve damage, tinnitus, bipolar disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, right knee disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, gastritis, bilateral hearing loss, and fibromyalgia. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of a rating in excess of 10 percent for Morton’s neuroma of the left foot, service connection for tinnitus, a sinus disability (to include rhinitis), and an eye disability other than retinopathy or glaucoma.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for left ear hearing loss due to inadequate information in the VA examiner's opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is related to his active duty.

The Veteran's requests to reopen claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were granted. The claim for service connection for a lower back condition is being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress secondary to a service-connected tear of the rectus femoris muscle with healed scarring, low back disorder, right knee and hamstring disorder, right hip disorder, and left ankle disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disability. The issues of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral knee disability are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied in previous decisions. New evidence has been submitted, reopening the claims of service connection for pes planus and tinnitus. The claim for right ear hearing loss remains denied. The case is remanded for further examination to determine if a current foot disability is related to service.