Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, finding that the conditions are related to noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his employability is not due to these conditions alone.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, and his claims for tinnitus, right shoulder disability, low back disability, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and Anxiety Disorder) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus have been denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current symptomatology.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is remanded due to incomplete Reserve service records. The VA will attempt to obtain all of the Veteran’s Reserve service treatment records and conduct any necessary examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service, as there was no permanent positive threshold shift in either ear. The tinnitus, however, had its onset during service and continues today.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions began during the Veteran's active duty in Vietnam.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected. The Veteran is also seeking service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal disorder (Crohn's Disease), and bilateral hand numbness, all of which he contends are related to his Gulf War exposure.,Service connection has been remanded for the Veteran's claims of chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal disorder, and bilateral hand numbness.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to missing service records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillations to include as secondary to PTSD and an increased rating of 60 percent for GERD. The effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it did not have its onset in service, was not manifested to a compensable degree within one year of service discharge, and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 8, 2009 for grants of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are denied. The appeal regarding an increased initial rating for service-connected hearing loss is remanded due to a lack of recent examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has worsened to the extent that he is no longer able to perform his job duties, which were related to telehealth technician work. The Board found in favor of the Veteran and granted reentrance into rehabilitation to the point of employability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted in a prior rating decision, rendering the appeal moot. The claim for PTSD/insomnia is remanded as there was no statement of the case addressing it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sleep problem (secondary to tinnitus) as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 70 percent.,The Veteran's tinnitus is also rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within one year after his military service. The Board also found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis is not rated higher than noncompensable, as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because his combined disability evaluation (60%) does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU.