Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to May 1, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU were denied. The Veteran does not have right ear hearing loss or tinnitus that is service-connected. His PTSD was rated at 30% prior to November 17, 2011, but the Board found no evidence of a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, but he is shown to have current tinnitus. The exposure to loud noise in service supports a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be causally related to noise exposure during active service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus. The case must be remanded to obtain the Veteran's personnel records and a private medical record from Dr. Mark Frattali in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The Veteran seeks service connection for tinnitus, which he claims is related to noise exposure during military service. The Board finds that a remand is needed to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are consistent with a diagnosis of tinnitus or are manifestations of his hearing loss disability and if so, whether they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened and granted, with the Board finding that his tinnitus is related to military service.,Service connection was also granted for tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, which he developed due to in-service noise exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back disorder. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a threshold shift during service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were more likely due to occupational noise from construction work after service.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's right great toe injury in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

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

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his claim of service connection for multiple joints pain due to an undiagnosed illness before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected and he has been granted a 50% rating for his PTSD since January 25, 2010.

The Board finds that the evidence reasonably supports the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus under both direct and secondary service connection theories of entitlement, and thus grants the appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be service-connected, but his right eye diplopia did not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. Hypertension is found to be due to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) preclude him from performing gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, warranting a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.