Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as they are presumed to have been incurred in service due to acoustic trauma during his military service.

The Board has granted the reopening of the previously denied claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, as well as right ear hearing loss disability. The claim for left ear hearing loss disability is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) in this decision. For tinnitus, the Veteran's intermittent ringing in his ears since service is considered to have started during service. For PFB, the evidence shows that it was incurred during service and continues after discharge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied, but his claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The right knee, left knee, thoracolumbar spine, and hip disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim of service connection for tinnitus. However, the claim is denied as there is no credible evidence showing a link between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his military service.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction. The effective date for the award of service connection for prostate cancer is set at July 2, 2013, which is the date of the Veteran's radical prostatectomy. The effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction remains June 28, 2013.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing service records and potential National Guard/Reserve service. Additional attempts are needed to obtain these records before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of current disability or in-service injury.,Service connection for depressive disorder, NOS was granted with an effective date of December 14, 2010. The Veteran did not file a claim prior to this date.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further examination and opinion as the current VA examiner did not provide adequate opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, and bilateral tinnitus) prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective September 28, 2015.

The appeals for loss of strength in the left hand and wrist, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity have been dismissed.,Service connection is granted for a low back disability. The appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also granted.

The Veteran's claim for right hip surgery residuals is denied as he does not have current residuals of the in-service condition.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board finds that the Veteran's hearing loss did not manifest within one year after service.,Tinnitus was not shown during active service, and the record is against a finding that any currently claimed tinnitus is causally related to the Veteran’s active service or any incident therein.,The criteria for entitlement to service connection for PTSD have not been met. The Board found no evidence of current disability and determined that the Veteran does not meet DSM-5 criteria for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several issues including bilateral tinnitus, left hand disability, cervical spine disability, left ankle disability, residuals of latent TB, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus rendered him unemployable as of November 25, 2015.

The Board has found that additional opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus service connection should be remanded.