Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,Both conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus has not rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including considering his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, right arm disability, and tinnitus due to inadequate notice provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and disability evaluations have been denied. Additional development is required to address the issues of right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, sleep apnea, athlete's foot (ringworm), tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for a TDIU prior to March 30, 2022. Additional development is required including obtaining VA treatment records and clarifying whether speech discrimination testing used the Maryland CNC word list.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The decision is based on credible lay evidence of in-service noise exposure and post-service symptoms.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not related to service and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus have been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for right median motor neuropathy has also been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his military noise exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the VA opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is inadequate and requires further clarification. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable at any point during the period on appeal.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has denied both claims as there is no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral shoulder disabilities, a right knee disability (including below the knee amputation), and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The specific nature and etiology of these conditions will need to be addressed through further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's increased rating for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with Meniere's Disease is granted, subject to the laws and regulations controlling the award of monetary benefits. The issues of increased ratings for Bilateral Hearing Loss and Tinnitus are dismissed as moot due to their subsumption in the Meniere's Disease rating.

The Board dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as they are not eligible to be decided due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.