Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on noise exposure during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, headache disability, tinnitus, and left shoulder disability. The decision found no current evidence of these conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has persisted since.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, but has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence requiring a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active military service and grants this claim. For the hearing loss issue, the case is remanded as there was no notification of the scheduled VA examination.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a left thumb condition and tinnitus have been reopened. The Board has determined that new evidence received since the last denial supports these claims, but remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current conditions.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than September 17, 2013 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not warranted. The Veteran did not file a claim prior to this date. The case is remanded for additional development including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records and securing any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence that VA failed to notify him or made an error in his address.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment for the periods specified, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for tinnitus, but has remanded his hearing loss disability claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service is not considered active duty during any period of war, thus denying eligibility for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left and right ankles, as well as Tinnitus and Right ear hearing loss. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing records and additional development.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records from October 2011 to May 2012. The RO is instructed to seek these records and notify the Veteran if they are unavailable.

The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disorder is dismissed. The appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's right ear did not meet VA criteria for a disability due to hearing impairment. The left ear was found to have no evidence of etiological link to military noise exposure.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted based on the Veteran's report of ringing in his ears beginning during service and continuing since then.