Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss have been granted service connection. The rating for PTSD is set at 50 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it began during active duty and has persisted since then.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD) do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the evidence does not show total occupational disability due to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral foot disability, right ankle disability, and left leg disability. The claims of service connection for tinnitus (secondary to hearing loss) and diabetes mellitus (secondary to herbicide agent exposure) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and active military service.,For ischemic heart disease, the Veteran's claim is remanded as there are insufficient records to assess current severity.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss aggravated his tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected stroke residuals and for TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in disability rating beyond 10 percent, as there were no ascertainable residuals to warrant such a rating. For TDIU, the Veteran's disabilities were rated at 80% combined, meeting the threshold requirements, but his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

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

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development as there are insufficient opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to November 12, 2014 are not warranted and has therefore remanded the cases for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during service and has persisted since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred during service.,Service connection for residuals of left elbow fracture and C1 fracture are remanded due to insufficient nexus opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his active duty service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied reopening of the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence, as the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as their disability levels do not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a fractured right tibia and fibula, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for lumbosacral strain is denied. The Board has also remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence.