Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to all issues, including hearing loss, tinnitus, and a bilateral hand condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his service due to acoustic trauma, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for a physical examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is granted, and the low back disability claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to missing military personnel records that may contain additional information relevant to the claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's MOS as a steelworker involved noise exposure, but his service connection claims are being reviewed again.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, COPD and emphysema, and lower back degenerative disc disease should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, cervical spondylosis C5-C6 and C6-C7, eczema, hearing loss, low back degenerative disc disease, PTSD, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, right shoulder rotator cuff pathology, and tinnitus are all granted service connection.,Effective dates for the above conditions have been set at December 16, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with contact and examination, and a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran suffers from tinnitus and whether it is related to his military service.

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

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's disabilities are related to his military service. The right shoulder disability is presumed to have been aggravated by service due to multiple dislocations during active duty. For tinnitus, the Board found it likely attributable to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.,The Veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension, heat stroke, right knee condition, left knee condition, rib(s) condition, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition is remanded due to incomplete STRs.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability or causal relationship to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for seizure disorder, headache disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the grants of service connection are being considered as well.

The Veteran's left rotator cuff syndrome and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The Board found that the Veteran had a pre-existing condition, but it was aggravated by his active service.

The Veteran's maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis and sinus headaches are granted a 50% rating effective December 12, 2015. The claim of an initial compensable rating for nasal septal deviation is denied. The claim of entitlement to a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea is denied. The claim of entitlement to a higher rating for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for extraschedular consideration due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claims for right ear hearing loss and initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as his hearing loss and tinnitus would have no impact on his employability. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a claim for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.,Service connection for tinnitus was also granted, with the Board concluding that the Veteran's current condition is linked to his military service.