Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities, and is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation between August 9, 2007 and October 18, 2011.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left arm disability, right arm disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision also remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected right knee disability and an initial compensable rating for left knee disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus and right trigger finger injuries due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to May 29, 2014 did not preclude him from performing gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience otherwise qualify him.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to his claimed conditions, and therefore service connection is denied for muscle strain of the right lateral chest wall, headaches, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred during service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of TDIU. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent from May 9, 2012 and continuing thereafter for bilateral tinnitus is dismissed. The claims of service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and cervical spine disorder (secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disorder) are granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a nexus between the disabilities and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and residuals of a brain hemorrhage due to insufficient reasoning in the original decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was not related to his military service and did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sleep disorder. Service connection was denied for vision loss.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep disorder due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations based on the period of honorable active duty service. The Appellant is reminded that his cooperation in scheduling these exams is essential.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and low back disability, have rendered him unemployable as of September 5, 2013. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined rating of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued to the present, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including shortness of breath, chest pain, asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, bilateral leg disorder, coughing, tinnitus, and allergies, have been denied as there is no evidence showing a current disability or linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not show it was related to service, including exposure to acoustic trauma from aircraft during his service as a medic.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, while his coronary condition remains denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his requests for an increased rating for PTSD prior to May 3, 2016 and a TDIU prior to that date. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of chronic conditions during or within presumptive periods after service, and the Veteran's reports about when he first noticed hearing loss and tinnitus were not credible.