Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is as likely as not incurred during his active service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's combined total disability rating is 90 percent, meeting the criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a skin condition to include acne, and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum allowable, and service connection for DJD of the right knee is granted. Service connection for a low back disorder is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus) render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. His TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for right hand condition, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD were granted. The petitions to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied.,Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are due to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is equipoise of evidence to support these claims.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right ear disabilities, including hearing loss, ear pain/earaches, and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate addressing of certain issues in previous examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for a lumbar back disability and post-traumatic stress disorder are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence does not show a nexus to in-service noise exposure or continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found that continuity of symptomatology is not established or attributable to intercurrent causes, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claims for hearing loss, COPD, and basal cell carcinoma are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Further VA examinations are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant.

The Board has determined that additional service medical records are needed to support the Veteran's claims for various conditions. The case is being remanded to obtain these records.