Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, including his reserve service. The VA examiner will need to consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran and his spouse.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and skin rash have been denied. The Board finds that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his low back disability and functional gastrointestinal disorder.,Service connection for a low back disability and functional gastrointestinal disorder (GERD) cannot be established as there are no objective indications of qualifying chronic disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, with the exception of sleep apnea being granted. The remaining issues were either not reopened or denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence being required. The issues are related to whether there is new and material evidence for the psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that additional evidence received since the August 2015 statement of the case warrants a remand for further action on the issues of service connection for various disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to the Veteran's noise exposure during active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to incomplete records. The AOJ must obtain relevant Social Security Administration records and decisions.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, liver disorder, cold injury residuals, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left elbow disorder, and back disability has been denied.,Service connection for tinnitus was not granted as it is not related to service.

The Veteran's sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The Veteran's meniere's disease is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to November 16, 2016. Effective November 16, 2016, the Veteran was granted entitlement to TDIU on a schedular basis.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claim for sleep apnea, including as secondary to hypertension and/or PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right foot cold injury, residuals of a left foot cold injury, and tinnitus. The appeal regarding the sleep disorder is remanded.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis.,Sinusitis has been rated as noncompensable prior to May 17, 2016, and at a 10 percent rating since then.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The Board found that the Veteran experienced in-service noise exposure, which is considered combat-related, leading to current hearing loss.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including increased ratings for his right wrist scars and bilateral hearing loss, as well as a new examination for his respiratory disability. The claim for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The claim of service connection for the cause of death is dismissed, and the claim of DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure, the disorders were not shown within one year of separation from service, and continuity of symptomatology could not be established. The medical evidence did not support a nexus between current hearing loss or tinnitus and service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure is presumed and resolving all doubt in his favor.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are likely related to noise exposure during the Veteran's active duty as a helicopter mechanic.

The appeal of the evaluation of service-connected coronary artery disease is dismissed. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.