Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right hand condition, tinnitus, headaches as secondary to head/nose injury, lower back condition, and cervical spine disability due to an error in docketing under the AMA system.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, psychiatric disability, skin disability, respiratory disability (to include asbestosis), tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not meet the regulatory threshold for these disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, OSA, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, CAD, and hypertension are all granted.,Service connection is also granted for right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and hypertension due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiners' opinions. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his hearing loss, but not directly caused by military noise exposure. His hypertension is linked to elevated blood pressure readings during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar back disability, and bilateral feet disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not timely filed within one year from the date of notification of the October 2017 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA). Service connection is denied for right ear hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's previously denied claim for a right knee disability is reopened, and service connection is granted.,Service connection is also granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted. The claims for left knee, right knee, low back, scar from hernia surgery, and heart conditions are still pending and will be remanded for further development.,New evidence received since the last final denial supports reopening the claims for tinnitus, but additional information is needed to determine if any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA service.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from June 21, 2007 to July 31, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for a TDIU from July 31, 2018 is dismissed as moot because he is now in receipt of a 100% combined disability rating.

The appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is dismissed because there was an already-pending appeal from a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service due to lack of in-service onset or chronicity.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and failure of duty to assist, specifically regarding the Veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned for further evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to hazardous noise exposure during service, while there is no current evidence of tinnitus at the time of the appeal.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to hazardous noise exposure during service, while there is no current evidence of tinnitus at the time of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to her active duty service. The evidence shows she was exposed to hazardous noise during deployments and reported experiencing ringing in her ears (tinnitus) while on active duty.