Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims due to the absence of treatment records, including for lumbar spine disability, gastrointestinal disability (claimed as hiatal hernia/GERD), and right knee disability. The Veteran's service-connected conditions are not considered primary causes of his current disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation of his claimed conditions, including tinnitus, PTSD, seizure disability, and gastrointestinal disabilities. The issues of service connection are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination. The Board is seeking clarification on whether there was in-service noise exposure, and if so, its relationship to current conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a skin rash, and breathing difficulties have all been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.,The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations for his claimed conditions. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of current disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) claimed as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lower back disability due to potential issues with service connection evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred in service.,Right ear hearing loss is denied as not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The left thumb disability does not warrant a compensable rating. The traumatic brain injury residuals and right Achilles tendon strain are remanded for further review.

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 the Veteran's active duty service. The claim was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for knee osteoarthritis. The specific issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thoracic spine disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, and headaches.

The Board has granted effective dates of October 31, 2005 for the awards of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's loss of teeth dental disability is not due to in-service trauma or disease, and therefore denied service connection. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and scar on upper lip are remanded for further review.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but has remanded his claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for allergies, sinusitis, PTSD, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service or any other compensable condition.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thoracolumbar spine condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy have all been denied.,There is no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within the applicable presumptive period, nor was there continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are granted. The effective dates for these conditions remain at the date of receipt of the claim to reopen following the final denial in February 2006.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) is remanded.