Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of an examination, as no VA examination has been conducted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential service connection issues, including a need for additional medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative joint disease and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum available rating under VA's rating schedule. The Board finds that the current rating adequately describes his disability level and symptomatology.

The Board has granted service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, upper and lower back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and tinnitus. The conditions are found to have begun during active service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with the claims based on direct evidence of in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's cause of death, suicide, was related to his service-connected low back disability and other conditions. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on this matter.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for back disability, residuals of a stroke as due to head injury, depression as due to head injury, and migraines as due to head injury are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether the Veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities prior to November 26, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) have been granted.,Service connection for renal disease due to DMII has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right arm disability other than osteoarthritis of the right shoulder.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is denied as there is no evidence of current hearing loss.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for residuals of left wrist fracture, kidney disorder, bilateral eye disorder, and lung disorder have been granted. The petitions to reopen the remaining issues are pending.

The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted. The left wrist fracture residuals are now rated at 10 percent, effective July 6, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for residuals of a left-hand nerve injury is remanded due to outstanding medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is likely related to noise exposure during active service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the Veteran does not have a current disability, and there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or an in-service onset.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims have been denied as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of a nexus between the conditions and military noise exposure. The claims were not reopened as new evidence did not address this issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for IBS and PTSD are set at August 29, 2013.