Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's hepatitis C is granted as service connected, with the condition first diagnosed in 1993 and linked to his military service via air gun inoculations. The other conditions are denied due to lack of a current diagnosis or no evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are at least in equipoise as to whether they render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU. The right and left knee disabilities remain remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's hearing loss and lumbar spine disability are rated at 20 percent each, resulting in a combined rating of 70 percent. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) based on the service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and tinnitus have been denied. The claims for bilateral pes planus and residuals of a right foot injury have been reopened due to new evidence. A psychiatric disability claim requires additional information.

Service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss disability of the right ear is granted.,The appeal to reopen service connection for hearing loss in the left ear, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to the effective dates assigned. The appeals for earlier effective dates are also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because the new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Veteran's DDD with spondylolisthesis of L5-S1 is restored to a 40 percent rating.,Service connection for depressive disorder, sleep apnea, and headaches are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected left ear hearing loss. However, the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left ear hearing loss remains denied.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including tinnitus, a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, right lumbar radiculopathy, right hip disability, major depressive disorder, neck disability, low back disability, and right knee disability. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address these issues.,The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities, including tinnitus and heart condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unemployable, and his TDIU claim is denied.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits is denied for a right torso disability. Service connection is granted for headaches. The appeals for spinal, bilateral tinnitus, hearing loss, and lower extremity disabilities are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus due to new evidence received after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for left knee disability secondary to Hansen’s disease has also been denied due to lack of medical evidence showing such a condition exists or that it is related to the service-connected Hansen’s disease.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The decision on bilateral hearing loss is pending and remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss disability is not related to service. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.