Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) as he does not have a single 100% disability and is not permanently confined to his immediate premises due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) as it is etiologically related to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from his National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed with these additional records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, chondromalacia patellar with arthritis, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since March 20, 2018.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for left knee, right knee, right hip, and back conditions have been remanded.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his military service, and the Board denied both claims.

The Veteran's service connection claims for GERD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right knee degenerative joint disease have all been granted.

The Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss have been denied. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has already been assigned, and the Veteran does not have any manifestations that are not contemplated by this rating. For his bilateral hearing loss, the evidence shows Level I hearing in both ears, which corresponds to a noncompensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for deviated nasal septum, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the January 2019 rating decision is not eligible for review under VA’s modernized review system.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) rating was denied because the evidence did not show that he is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility requirements for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including vertigo, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from December 27, 2004 onward. The Board found that the evidence showed his disabilities prevented him from maintaining a suitable job as a truck driver due to his vertigo and hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) due to her withdrawal of those claims during a July 2019 hearing. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his in-service acoustic trauma, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left knee and ankle conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus was reopened and granted. The Veteran's PTSD claim resulted in a denial due to the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms not meeting the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for hearing loss and vision disability, but has found that new evidence is insufficient to establish service connection. The Board has also remanded the cases for additional examinations and opinions regarding the severity of hypertension, as well as the etiology of the Veteran's visual and auditory disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for tinnitus as secondary to bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran is granted service connection for this condition.,Issues regarding asthma and chronic bronchitis have been remanded due to new evidence submitted by the appellant.