Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete development, including not obtaining authorization for related private treatment records and failing to discuss the Veteran's statements regarding the onset and continuity of his conditions.

The Veteran's left ring finger disability, tinnitus, and hearing loss are all granted. The left ring finger disability is found to have been aggravated by service. Tinnitus was incurred in service. Hearing loss is denied as it did not manifest within the first year after separation from service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether these conditions were caused by or incurred during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is due to his active military service and that there is continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service noise exposure is sufficient to establish a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as of August 10, 2022 due to the assignment of a combined disability rating of 100 percent. Prior to that date, the Veteran did not meet the schedular threshold for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the cases for an updated addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during his service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claims for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection. Service connection for TBI was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disorder due to inconsistencies in evidence and assertions of worsening symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, as he was employed full-time in a protected work environment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, OSA, and low back disability. Additional records development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus and sleep apnea are granted as service connected. The remaining issues of right shoulder, low back, neck, left knee, costochondritis, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims of earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no evidence supporting an earlier effective date, and the current assigned ratings are considered appropriate based on the medical findings.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The claims of reopening for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have both been granted, but the rating assigned is not specified in this decision.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's IBS is denied as the record does not show continuity of symptoms since service or a nexus to service.,The Veteran's low back disorder is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the September 2018 VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The increased rating for lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and migraine headaches were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia disorder), lumbosacral strain, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, rhinitis, sinusitis, tinnitus, leftward septal deviation, nose and neck scars, and urinary disability (manifested by increased frequency).,The Board found the evidence to be approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset during or are related to service.