Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities from September 6, 2007 to May 2, 2012.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is causally related to noise exposure during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's combined disability rating of 60% does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation between October 9, 1996 and April 9, 2001.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus did not meet the criteria for a disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and thus could not be service-connected.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a maximum 50 percent rating for migraines. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded due to the complexity of the claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his cervical spine disability and bilateral hearing loss, render him unemployable due to the physical limitations caused by these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim for TDIU on both schedular and extraschedular bases due to inextricably intertwined issues. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being evaluated, along with additional evidence from SSA.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 30, 1971 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus as the Veteran's claim was received within one year following his discharge from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are a result of or related to his active service. Service connection for these conditions is granted. The claim for left knee disability must be denied due to lack of competent evidence linking any current left knee disorder to service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is attributable to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are not related to service, as there is no credible evidence of a nexus between his in-service acoustic trauma and current disabilities. The preponderance of the evidence does not support granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding the Veteran's lay assertions of in-service noise exposure and symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and ulcers, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service. Service connection was also granted for low back disability, but with a negative opinion regarding its onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's low back disability is considered to be due to normal aging and genetic predisposition rather than in-service injury.