Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's hepatitis C, tinnitus, and PTSD claims have been denied. The VA has granted a 70% rating for PTSD beginning August 1, 2016, but the effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to support the reopening of his claims for PTSD and sleep apnea, but not for sarcoidosis, IHD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, DDD of the lumbar spine, or PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, is denied due to lack of continuity of symptomatology after service and no medical evidence linking it to service. The neck, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD.

The Veteran's left knee disability, tinnitus, and dysthymia were denied service connection. The Veteran's PTSD claim is moot as it was already covered by the granted dysthymia.,A disability rating in excess of 50 percent for dysthymia was not granted.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for low back, tinnitus, right hip, bilateral ankle, and left knee conditions has been granted. The issues of service connection for right hip condition, bilateral ankle condition, and left knee condition have been remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted, but his claims for bursitis, back disorder, and hypertension are remanded due to the need for further medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus was diagnosed during service and is considered a chronic disease of the nervous system, which can be presumed to have had its onset in service. The Board granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment prior to October 3, 2018.

The Veteran's scars of the right lower extremity are granted a rating of 20 percent from April 9, 2018. Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for a right ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been reopened.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology was not established.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability due to trauma was denied because he did not have bone loss of the maxilla or mandible resulting from an injury during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, depression, headaches, sleep apnea, and GERD has been granted. The claims for hypertension have not met the criteria.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for further evaluation.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and has continued since.,Her dental disorder is treatable, but there were no diagnosed conditions during service that resulted in bone loss of the maxilla or mandible.

Service connection for a bilateral knee disability is granted.,Service connection for asthma is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral tinnitus. The Veteran's claim for sinusitis is remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran’s claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a nexus between his active service and these disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of hearing loss due to inadequate VA examination.