Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional medical opinions considering recent articles submitted by his representative.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss condition was aggravated during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his educational and occupational background, thus TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his ischemic heart disease claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional information and VA examinations.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened, and he is granted service connection for headaches. Service connection for OSA is denied. The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent throughout the period under review. His type two diabetes mellitus is currently rated as 20 percent disabling with no additional peripheral neuropathy disabilities. Increased ratings are granted for right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.,VA has granted the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred or caused by service. Service connection for hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as a chronic disease under presumptive criteria. The left ankle disability and Mondor's syndrome were denied due to lack of evidence showing continuity of symptomatology since discharge.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable schedular rating of 10 percent, and no higher. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral knee disorder, tinnitus, PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and hearing loss have been denied. The claim for a higher rating for tinnitus has also been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure. However, the claim for tinnitus was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to July 30, 2018 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for a low back disability is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, psychiatric disabilities, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, nasal fracture residuals, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, headache, sinus disability, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction. The Board also remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for herpes simplex.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 14, 2015 for Reactive Airway Disease (RAD) is denied as there is no evidence of a claim or entitlement prior to that date.,Service connection for tinnitus was denied because the Veteran did not have tinnitus during service and it is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervical and lumbar spine disorders, bilateral shoulder and hip disabilities, a left knee disability, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury residuals, and erectile dysfunction, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined rating of 90%.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence showing good cause for rescheduling a VA examination.

The Board has denied reopening of claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee condition, and back disability due to lack of new and material evidence. The right knee medial meniscectomy with degenerative joint disease claim is remanded.