Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to active military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, erectile dysfunction, and sleep disorder are being addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun in service and continues since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a Social and Industrial Survey and obtaining SSA records.

The Board denied attorney fees based on the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of chronic symptoms in service or continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus and hypersensitivity to sound and light as residuals of traumatic brain injury, lumbar radiculopathy (claimed as bilateral leg disorder), but not for MRSA infection on the spine or residuals of frostbite.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bursitis of the left shoulder, cervical spine arthritis (rated at 10% prior to September 14, 2004, and at 20% therefrom), tinnitus, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bilateral hearing loss, do not render him unemployable.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for clarification of tinnitus as a symptom of service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the combined rating criteria for a TDIU, allowing him to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is causally related to noise exposure during his active duty service and grants the claim of service connection for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability, right shoulder disability, and tinnitus are related to his military service. The evidence supports a finding of in-service injury or exposure for each condition.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to service-connected disabilities for the period from July 15, 2008 to December 17, 2008.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, as there is no evidence of a chronic disease in service or continuous symptoms after service. The VA examiner stated that the Veteran's hearing was normal during his period of service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unemployable for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.