Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin condition claimed as foot problems, and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus have been granted. The case is remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's hearing loss disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of a shift in hearing during service or acoustic trauma. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

Service connection for unspecified arthritis and tinnitus is denied.,Service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to PTSD, is granted. Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued to the present, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of broken index finger right hand, left eye disability, diabetes mellitus, and residuals of a broken jaw due to incomplete medical records and lack of nexus opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding insufficient evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his time in service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, tinnitus, and hypertension. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had its onset during service and has continued since then, granting service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and granted. The adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood remains at the initial rating stage.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of acoustic trauma in either active duty or Army Reserve service and concluding that the current disability is not causally related to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum schedular rating authorized under the applicable criteria. The RO remanded for further action on his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, but he had been receiving total disability based on individual unemployability for at least ten years prior to his death. Therefore, DIC benefits under Section 1318 are granted.

The Veteran's initial rating for tinnitus was denied, and his COPD was granted with staged ratings. The issue of hearing loss is remanded, and the TDIU claim is deferred.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right ankle arthrodesis, left knee osteoarthritis with chondromalacia and total knee arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder, left ankle arthroplasty, tinnitus, right hip degenerative joint disease, and left hip degenerative joint disease, are found to be of such nature and severity as to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus have been granted. However, the preponderance of evidence is against finding that these disabilities had their onset during active service or are otherwise etiologically related to in-service noise exposure.

Service connection for tinnitus and an undiagnosed lumbar spine disability has been granted.,Ratings have been assigned for right knee strain with shin splints, instability, pain and joint effusion, bilateral pes planus, and PTSD.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, and he was in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling at the time of his death. However, the Veteran did not have a total rating due to a service-connected disability prior to his death.