Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.,Service connection has not been established for either condition, with the Board finding that any current disabilities are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of reasonable efforts by VA to obtain relevant private medical records, including those related to his use of hearing aids from the 1990s and a private examination he described at the March 2018 videoconference hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to exposure to acoustic trauma during active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of current disability at the time of filing the claim, absence of evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and these conditions, and failure to meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it is at least in equipoise with evidence showing its onset during active duty and continuity since then.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,There is no effective date issue as all requested dates have already been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disability and neurological disorders. The tinnitus claim has been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus the claim for TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The cases for left ear hearing loss, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

Service connection is granted for a thoracic spine disability and tinnitus.,The dental disability of the left jaw issue has been remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service and granted service connection for it. However, the hearing loss claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his hearing loss began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection has been granted for tinnitus, with the Board noting that the Veteran's lay statements supported his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the TDIU based on the Veteran's subjective accounts of his disability impact and objective evidence.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were reopened due to new evidence. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, thus granting their respective claims.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right ankle disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's reports of in-service noise exposure and current symptoms, with conflicting medical opinions regarding tinnitus. For the right ankle disability, the Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has experienced continuity of symptomatology related to tinnitus since service and grants service connection for this condition. The Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset in service.