Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as anxiety and depressive disorder) were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The appeal for hepatitis C was remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted as the evidence shows in-service noise exposure leading to current disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed, and a TDIU was granted. The left knee disability is rated at 30 percent from November 9, 2018.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, with the Board finding that there is at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the merits of these issues material to the determination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his non-service connected back injuries and DVT of the left leg also contributed to his unemployment.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred during her active service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a laceration to head (including TBI), finding no new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and a bilateral hip condition were initially denied in an April 2010 rating decision. The Board has reopened these claims due to new and material evidence.,Both the left hip disability and right ankle disability claims are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to grant service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a heart disability (to include as secondary to service-connected varicose veins), and a rating in excess of 20 percent for varicose veins of the right leg. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, left ankle disability, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and otalgia as they are related to service. The Veteran's symptoms include ear pain, infections, and ringing in his ears.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including tinnitus, headaches, heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, bilateral flatfoot and plantar fasciitis, and residuals of a left ankle injury. The issues have been remanded due to outstanding VA and private treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service acoustic trauma and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's allergies and tinnitus were not granted as service-connected. The application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to in-service noise exposure and that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including verifying his complete periods of service and obtaining any missing STRs and SPRs. The right knee disorder claim is deferred until these records are obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, COPD, and PTSD were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to be related to the General Rating Formula criteria.