Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to noise exposure during active military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The remaining issues of service connection for low back, neck, left shoulder disabilities and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and BPPV as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or service-connected condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected allergic sinusitis and grants service connection for this condition. However, the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence from the Court. The Veteran must provide private treatment records, and a VA examination is needed to determine if his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure.

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

The Board dismissed the appeals for hearing loss, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease as they are related to a deceased Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during service and is related to his military noise exposure, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the last final decision supports reopening of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. However, the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his military service or Gulf War exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's cervical spine disability is denied as not service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his anxiety disorder alone did not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has been recurrent since then.

The Board has remanded the claims for fibromyalgia, bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder disorder, and urethral stenosis.,These conditions are presumed to be related to service exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to July 12, 2016 for the grant of service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The earliest effective date that VA may consider is July 12, 2016, when the Veteran first filed his Intent to File a Claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and lung disease. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment prior to his death.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since his discharge from active duty in April 2005, and the Board has granted an effective date earlier than May 9, 2008 for the grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for breathing problems, neck disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, ulcerative colitis, pre-cancer of the colon (claimed as colon cancer), headaches, epigastric hernia, and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.