Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that additional 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 Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service records and inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases of sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and the reopening of a nervous condition claim due to outstanding requests for DRO hearings. The Veteran's representative requested a videoconference DRO hearing but it has not been held yet.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran also received a grant for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss remains at 80 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded to obtain a new VA examination.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not preclude him from all forms of substantially gainful employment prior to December 23, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral recurrent tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are causally related to in-service loud noise exposure. The decision is based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated evidence and a comprehensive examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities, individually or collectively, have precluded him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The left knee and bilateral hearing loss disability claims are remanded for further development.

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

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted, but his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) was denied.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted, but his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee replacement, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have impacted his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has remanded several issues for further development.

The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, and the appeal is denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating, TDIU and service connection for cause of death due to the Veteran's left femoral nerve palsy. The appellant is seeking a retrospective medical opinion on the nature, extent, and severity of all residual impairment stemming from the Veteran’s left femoral nerve palsy. Additionally, she wants an opinion regarding whether any of her service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.

The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for skin cancer is granted, but the claim itself is denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected, with the Board finding that there is at least a 50% likelihood that these conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.