Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not present such an exceptional or unusual disability picture affecting employment as to warrant consideration of unemployability on an extraschedular basis for the rating interval from January 14, 2004, through December 12, 2005.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and gunshot wounds to the right shoulder and buttock, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment. His TDIU claim is granted effective June 17, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current tinnitus and any in-service head injury or service-connected post-traumatic migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded as additional records are needed and an examination is required.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus due to noise exposure during service. However, the lung disability (COPD and asthma) is not linked to service or asbestos exposure.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but these claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link between any diagnosed conditions and military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus did not start during service and is not related to in-service noise exposure, thus denying his claim for service connection.

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 Board has ordered additional development due to the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, including seeking records from VA facilities where he received treatment.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain VA medical records for a complete record.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing. The rating for a left foot callous, service connection for skin rash of the left ankle, and reopening claims for right knee disorder, depression, and tinnitus are all on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn with respect to the claims of service connection for a scar on the lungs, scars of the chest, facial scars due to chemotherapy, and residuals of dental extraction (numbness of the face), as well as a claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of a left orchidectomy.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been found to be related to service, and he is granted a 20 percent rating for his right knee instability since October 20, 2009. The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are currently rated based on limitation of motion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected back disability, which requires assistance with all activities of daily living.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and notification requirements.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.