Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the cases of an ulcer disorder and chronic sinusitis due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU for the period prior to May 8, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and skin condition due to incomplete records from West Haven VAMC. The Veteran's correct date of birth needs to be used in the request.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted, and the claims for left wrist, forearm, and hand disorders are dismissed. The effective dates for service connection of right foot disorder, tinnitus, and right forearm disorder are also dismissed. Service connection for hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, and TDIU is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of onset during active service or within one year of discharge and concluding that the current condition is not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA opinion. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure, while his bilateral hearing loss requires further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the validity of an overpayment of his VA compensation benefits due to apportionment awarded to his minor children has been dismissed.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of August 29, 2012 for both the TDIU and Chapter 35 DEA benefits. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates.,Specifically, the AOJ must provide an SOC addressing the issues of increased ratings for bilateral pes cavus, left upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease and IVDS of the cervical spine, and tinnitus, as well as earlier effective dates for these disabilities.

The Veteran's pulmonary embolism, tinea pedis, and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss has not been established. The Veteran underwent right knee surgery in 2007 which resulted in a temporary total rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and a neck condition due to insufficient evidence in the current record.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's tinnitus and its relationship to service, as well as whether it is secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and service connection for various peripheral neuropathies have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Service connection has not been established for low back disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right knee disability, or left knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The issue of an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was previously denied, but the Board has granted a request to reopen this claim and remanded it for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right knee disorder, and a mouth disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for rhinitis, service connection for tinnitus, and a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 due to inadequate statements of reasons or bases in prior decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the Appellant's mental state during military service and his claim of insanity. The AOJ must obtain additional VA treatment records, conduct a new examination, and provide an addendum opinion on whether the Appellant was insane at the time of discharge.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions were incurred during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied his claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and hypertension.