Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 3, 2014. The case will then be referred to the VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to scheduling conflicts and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been granted. Additionally, the Veteran is now eligible for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning December 13, 2016.,However, the Veteran's prior request for TDIU prior to December 13, 2016 remains under review and will be remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,A rating of 20 percent for left knee shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) with knee strain and knee joint osteoarthritis is granted from March 31, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to March 2, 2018.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's COPD is related to his active-duty service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are remanded for further action due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and need for additional medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of initial disability rating for insomnia disorder prior to February 2, 2023 and from that date onwards.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the right knee disorder claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his exposure history and medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is not unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 3, 2012. The Board has remanded the case for further development including referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular TDIU consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 29, 2022.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it may be secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted.,Service connection for left hip osteoarthritis (limitation of extension of the thigh), right hip osteoarthritis (limitation of extension of the thigh), left hip osteoarthritis (impairment of the thigh), left hip osteoarthritis (limitation of flexion of the thigh), and right hip osteoarthritis (impairment of the thigh) was granted, but with an effective date of December 5, 2015.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether the Veteran is entitled to TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise related to service.,The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma.

Service connection for a chronic kidney disability is denied as the Veteran's current condition is not related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no evidence of chronicity within one year post-service and no relationship to service.