Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus incurred during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in November 2009 was inadequate and requires an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's statements regarding when his tinnitus began.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a TDIU evaluation that considers all service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee disability, sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus. The case will also be reviewed to determine if an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are incurred during active military service, resolving all doubt in his favor.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding new and material evidence. The Veteran now meets the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss but not for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated VA opinion regarding the Veteran's tinnitus claim, as the current opinion does not account for the Veteran's reported occupational noise exposure and use of hearing protection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination to determine if his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

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

The Board has decided that further development is needed, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Upland VA clinic. The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus will be remanded to the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable as of July 14, 2009. His combined disability rating is 80 percent with consideration of the bilateral factor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The claim of tinnitus was also denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a disability manifested by jaundice as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service and concluded that the current conditions are not related to military service, including exposure to noise. The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his active duty service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left knee disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show limitation of motion to 30 degrees or extension limited to 15 degrees, which would warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261. Factors warranting TDIU on an extraschedular basis were also not present.