Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

An initial 50 percent rating, but no higher, for adjustment disorder with anxiety is granted. Other claims are denied or remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. The examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran’s hearing loss, including whether it was aggravated by service or related to service. Additionally, the RO should attempt to secure any additional service treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for an appropriate examination and to obtain updated VA treatment records regarding his service-connected disabilities, including acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is granted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for low back disability and cervical spine disorder are both denied.,Service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, intestinal issue, right hand disability, and left hand disability are all denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis, asthma and associated COPD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression), and obstructive sleep apnea. The remaining issues of service connection for sensorineural bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and a prostate disability due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's National Guard service records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the physical loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, and therefore he does not qualify for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his active duty service, including noise exposure. The onset of both conditions occurred decades after separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as new evidence submitted after the January 2014 rating decision was not relevant to these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining any form of gainful employment prior to May 12, 2018.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist violation. The AOJ must obtain and associate with the record any relevant private and military base treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and that his current tinnitus is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection was granted for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus is not related to service and denied.,The Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and thus, his claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,There is no evidence of chronic residuals from the in-service right knee injuries and the Veteran’s current condition is less likely due to military service. His claim for a right knee disorder is denied.,The Veteran does not have a current pseudofolliculitis barbae disability, as confirmed by VA examination, and thus his claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions began during active service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for tinnitus and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in or related to military service, including noise exposure during service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus and skin cancer as the Veteran died before a decision could be made.