Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to improper filing of a VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement).

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

The Board has decided that service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to incomplete examination and need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include heart disorder, headaches, neck disorder, and back disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were previously denied in an unappealed August 2008 rating decision. New evidence has been submitted that relates to the unestablished fact of a continuity of symptoms since service, allowing the reopening of these claims. However, the claims are still pending as they have not yet been decided on their merits.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bladder cancer associated with herbicide exposure and jet fuel.,Bladder cancer is being remanded as there was no indication of herbicide or jet fuel exposure in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is granted for tinnitus due to presumed exposure to acoustic trauma during active service, but the Veteran's claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss are denied as there is no evidence of a valid diagnosis related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence received since the August 2013 rating decision. The Veteran's statements that his hearing loss and tinnitus began during service are considered in forming opinions by a VA audiologist.

The Veteran's DIC claim was denied as he did not have a service-connected disability. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bladder cancer, and bone cancer were all denied due to lack of evidence supporting the presence or causation of these conditions during his lifetime.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,Service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine condition is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 40 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis is dismissed. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from April 7, 2010 to July 22, 2016. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease have been granted. The claim of increased rating for granulomatous lung disease is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been granted, including right and left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disorder (PTSD, panic disorder, depressive disorder), lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, headache disorder, right foot plantar fasciitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye pterygium have been denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,Service connection claims for chronic diarrhea, a respiratory condition, hearing loss, bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and lower back pain are also remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for a left knee disorder and tinnitus is granted. The previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss and right thigh nerve compression (claimed as femoral artery nerve syndrome and meralgia paresthetica) are reopened.

The Veteran's gynecological disorder, including uterine fibroids and postoperative residuals of a total hysterectomy, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for anemia is granted. The condition was first diagnosed during the Veteran’s active duty (ACDUTRA).,Tinnitus is denied as not related to military service or inservice noise exposure.,Hemorrhoids are denied as unrelated to military service and taking iron pills during service.,Tinea pedis is denied as it first appeared decades after military service and was unrelated to any in-service skin issues.,Skin tags of the left eyelid are denied as they were not related to military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's hepatitis B is remanded for further development due to conflicting medical opinions.,Service connection for hepatitis B will be considered based on the Veteran's in-service exposure, but additional evidence is needed.