Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have been continuous since service and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and back disability are granted, but the TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and left ear hearing loss are service-connected. The right ear hearing loss is not service-connected, as the pre-existing condition did not worsen during service. Tinnitus was not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder, was granted service connection. Service connection for hypertension and residuals of a cerebral vascular accident were also granted, with the latter being secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his prostatitis, tinnitus, gout, sinusitis, hypertension, and degenerative arthritis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) as he did not submit a completed VA Form 21-8940, which is required to determine his unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence does not support that the Veteran’s service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of adequate medical opinion.

The claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted. The low back disability rating was restored to 40%. Service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the pending nature of his other service-connected disability claims. The Board finds that his TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with his other claims.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for tinnitus and has determined that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma. The Veteran's tinnitus is now considered a service-connected disability.

The claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen them. The Veteran's conditions are not presumed due to exposure to herbicides or other specific in-service events.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus and hearing loss in the right ear have been denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for hearing loss in the left ear has been remanded.

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

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain has been granted. The Board has remanded all other issues on appeal due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as they are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a link between the conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and current disabilities.