Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and tinnitus. The claims for right elbow, left elbow, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to a lack of medical opinions addressing their onset during service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are considered moot due to a previous remand order.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder and prostate cancer residuals, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of his mental health issues and physical limitations.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for tinnitus, liver disorder (MASLD), and COPD are remanded due to incomplete or inadequate evidence. The claim for service connection is also remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his tinnitus is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in service. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus, a condition that began during service and has persisted since then, is granted as service connected.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for breast cancer due to conflicting evidence regarding toxic exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and esophageal cancer due to exposure to CBR gases during basic training at Fort Polk.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, hearing loss, and bipolar disorder are related to service. However, due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions regarding these conditions, the claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, left knee disorder, chest pain, respiratory condition (to include exercise induced asthma and shortness of breath), migraines, and tinnitus. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and for a rating in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the initial decisions granting these conditions were already granted in prior rating decisions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including insufficient notice and rescheduling of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend new VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to active service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether his tinnitus began during service and has continued since.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to the evidence being in relative equipoise, with doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.,Service connection for asthma is denied because there is no current diagnosis and the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has had an undiagnosed illness related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing substantially gainful employment, and therefore TDIU is denied.