Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral testicular disorder and tinea pedis are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.,The Veteran is currently rated at 70 percent for his right arm nerve injury, but his Vocational Rehabilitation assessment suggests he may be able to perform higher skill level employment if trained further. His PTSD and scar conditions also require consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay statements of in-service onset and continuity of symptoms are sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding no current disability. The Veteran's tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder claims are remanded for further development.,Service connection is not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to lack of a current disability.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The case of bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to missing audiological evaluation report from March 2013, which may impact effective dates and initial ratings for hearing loss in both ears and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service and that there was no credible evidence of continuous symptoms since separation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's self-reported noise exposure during military service is sufficient to establish a link between his current condition and his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in March 2016. The Board found that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim. For his bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating is remanded due to a lapse of time since the last VA examination. For vertigo, a remand is also required as there are conflicting reports from the Veteran regarding its onset.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, but his unemployability is due to his psychiatric disorder and bilateral plantar fascitis. The Board has referred this issue to the Director of Compensation & Pension Service for extra-schedular consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to be the primary cause of his currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea. His tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction are all rated at their maximum schedular ratings. The seizure disorder claim has been remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims for kidney disease, prostate cancer, hypertension (secondary to kidney disorder), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to prostate cancer) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and an increased rating for his residual gunshot wound of the left shoulder due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded them due to a need for additional medical examination.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as whether they are related to service. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired anxiety disorder, residuals of frostbite of the upper extremities, and residuals of frostbite of the lower extremities during a hearing before the Board.,VA denied the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence showing that he had hearing loss within one year after separation from active service.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, left thigh disability, skin cancer, and left knee disability are granted. The claim for service connection for left ankle disability is denied. Service connection for right ankle disability and left arm scar is also granted. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed right ear hearing loss had its onset in service or is otherwise etiologically related to his active service. The decision does not address tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his request for a Board hearing and did not allege any specific error of fact or law in the determination.