Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lung disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to asbestos exposure during service. The claims will be further developed to determine the extent of his exposure to asbestos in service and post-service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, has been reopened. Service connection is granted for tinnitus but the main claims of service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorders are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between his military noise exposure and these conditions.

Service connection is granted for a neck condition. The Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service injury where he was struck by a car door frame.,Service connection is denied for heat intolerance. There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment from symptoms of heat intolerance.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is currently rated as noncompensable, and the claim for a compensable rating is denied.,The Veteran's tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, which is the highest possible under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds no basis to grant an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus and headaches were not shown to be related to service.,The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, back condition, sleep disorder, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and neuropathy of the left lower extremity have not been established as being related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential conflicts in medical opinions regarding noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a dental condition for VA outpatient treatment have been granted. The remaining issues of left knee disability, gastrointestinal disability, lumbar spine transverse process fracture with residual chronic pain, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and Baker's cyst are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a chemical burn to the right hand have been dismissed. Service connection has been granted for left pectoralis major muscle injury, right pectoralis major muscle injury, left shoulder osteoarthritis and tendinitis (secondary), and right shoulder SLAP tear (secondary).

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, with a rating of 70 percent effective from September 10, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including symptomatic scar, tinnitus, and hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease (Ischemic Heart Disease) are granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure and presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran is placed on continuous medication for his ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance or permanently and substantially confined to his immediate premises, thus SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status is denied.

The Veteran's request to reopen the claim of service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to tinnitus, is granted. The appeal is granted to this extent only.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to in-service noise exposure. The claims were reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. However, an initial compensable rating for bilateral (formerly right ear) hearing loss has not been met.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses received from Randolph County Emergency Squad was denied because the claim was not submitted within the required 90-day period after the emergency treatment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded the tinnitus claim due to incomplete adjudication.