Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus has been granted service connection. The Veteran's hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service. The decision is based on credible medical opinions supporting the claim.

The Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD are granted, with a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The acquired psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his hearing loss, tinnitus, and back disorder. The claims will be considered on their merits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to deficiencies in the December 2015 VA examination report. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA-contracted examiner or another appropriate medical professional.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is not related to his military service due to lack of evidence of significant hearing loss in service and no continuous symptoms after separation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions began during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of a left knee disability, which was granted in June 2013. The Board denied this request.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the presumption that it is related to active military service.,Service connection is remanded for COPD, as there is insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to service or herbicide exposure.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss disability are denied.,The Board finds that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claim of a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches (secondary to traumatic brain injury), status-post fracture of the right thumb, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 18, 2013 for tinnitus was denied as there were no earlier claims filed.,Claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and left upper extremity radiculopathy were dismissed due to lack of appeal within one year of the assigned effective dates.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 7, 2012 for bilateral knee osteoarthritis was also dismissed as there were no earlier claims filed.,Claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), pseudofolliculitis barbae, left shoulder disability, and left arm disability are remanded due to the need for additional evidence.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbar spine disability is remanded as there may be outstanding VA treatment records that have not been associated with his claims file.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for cervical spine disability is also remanded, and a psychiatric examination is needed to determine the relationship between current psychiatric disorders and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, but has granted service connection for tinnitus based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) have been granted. The decision also found that the criteria for TDIU benefits are met due to the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within a presumptive period, and the Veteran did not have continuous symptomatology. The Board also found that there was no link between current hearing loss and tinnitus and service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional error in the VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.