Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are service connected. However, the lumbar spine disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, skin cancer, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records from his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction due to lack of sufficient information in the medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure and no chronicity of symptoms since service. The Veteran's assertions regarding in-service onset and continuing symptoms were not supported by the medical evidence.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 have not been met as he did not meet the total disability rating requirement.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while his claim for tinnitus is granted due to continuous symptoms since service.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is caused or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss has prevented him from obtaining and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation since its effective date of May 30, 2002. The Board grants extraschedular TDIU effective May 30, 2002.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has decided that the claims for service connection are remanded due to new evidence being added to the file, and the Veteran wants the RO to review this evidence first.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions and concluded that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities, depression, and audiological disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and therefore he cannot be granted service connection for the cause of his death. Additionally, he did not meet the criteria to receive burial benefits as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's current diagnoses, including consideration of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his bilateral shoulder disorder, low back disorder, bilateral hip disorder, and bilateral knee disorder are denied. The bilateral foot disorder was not addressed in the decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of a medical nexus between current diagnoses and in-service noise exposure.