Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for tinnitus is denied. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, major depressive disorder, and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment due to his psychiatric disabilities. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

Service connection for pes planus is granted as the condition worsened during service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that it was due to natural progression.,Service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted as the Veteran has a current diagnosis of tinnitus, which he asserts began in service.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for an eye condition is denied. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection on all issues remains pending and will be reconsidered after further development.

The Board has remanded three claims: bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and squamous cell carcinoma of the true vocal cord. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims require additional opinions due to insufficient evidence in the record. The cancer claim requires an opinion regarding exposure to solvents.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus disability had its onset during service and continues to persist, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied as the earliest possible effective date is October 15, 2018, when he initially filed for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to November 21, 2012. Effective November 21, 2012, the evidence shows that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's authorized representative withdrawing the appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for headaches was granted. The appeal as to TBI and PTSD issues is dismissed.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, including bilateral eye disability, vertigo, depression, anxiety, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.,The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's in-service complaints or symptoms and his current disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, headaches, back injury, nerve damage, plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot pain), chest pain, sleep apnea, a head injury, and anxiety due to an invalid Notice of Disagreement submitted in March 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss as secondary to Meniere's disease, and tinnitus have all been granted. The conditions are considered presumptively related due to the Veteran's service in the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, vertigo, bilateral knee weakness, and bilateral lower extremity blood vessel aneurisms are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The claim for initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for hearing loss have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches has been granted, but his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) secondary to headaches has been denied.

The Veteran's cause of death is attributed to chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure, nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis, and unspecified atrial fibrillation. The Board has determined that the service connection for these conditions needs further clarification due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective May 23, 2017.,An initial 100 percent rating for PTSD is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for a left ankle disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).