Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities allowed him to qualify for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning August 12, 2010. He also received special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA examination records for left ear hearing loss.

The petition to reopen service connection for a left ankle condition is denied.,Service connection for a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension are all denied. The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to hypertension) and headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss was granted. Service connection for tinnitus is established based on the benefit of doubt, while service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss are denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence meeting the criteria for a current disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and because there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of a higher rating for right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, and the case is remanded for a new VA examination to assess his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively associated with herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. His bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to unclear evidence of current disability and potential service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within one year after service, and concluding that the Veteran's lay statements about noise exposure were not credible. The VA examiner opined against a direct nexus between current tinnitus and service.

The Board denied an effective date prior to February 17, 2017, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeals.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence added since the last Statement of the Case, and the Veteran requested that the RO review this evidence first.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service-connected. The claims for increased ratings of the back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and bilateral foot conditions, did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 18, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus began during active service. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to potential issues with the evidence provided.

The Board denied service connection for cause of death because the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused his fatal motor vehicle accident.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran is also entitled to a compensable initial rating for his service-connected right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, along with other service-connected conditions, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU as his disability is manageable by medication and restricted diet.