Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to assess his disability severity and impact on employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and any private records relevant to his claim. The case will be readjudicated after the development is completed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran incurred tinnitus from service and has right ear hearing loss related to in-service noise exposure. Therefore, both conditions are granted as being related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The issues of reopening service connection for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to service connection for tinnitus are pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be as likely as not related to his active duty service, and the Board grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure on the flight line, resulting in a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, as there is no evidence of in-service hearing problems or tinnitus. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, granting him service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion clarifying whether his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and residuals of shell fragment wounds, are found to be severe enough to prevent him from securing or maintaining employment. The Board grants the claim for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service exposure to excessive noise from small arms, and service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's combined rating for his service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, left foot disability resulting from cold weather injury in service, and tinnitus) is 80 percent. This does not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he is no longer alive.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from his VA treatment history.

The Veteran currently has tinnitus, which he contends is due to hazardous noise exposure during active military service. The Board finds that the Veteran's symptoms of tinnitus began after such exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he attributes to noise exposure during his naval service. The case has been remanded due to the need for a VA audiology examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient discussion of evidence and need for additional development regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.