Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, tinnitus, chronic pharyngotonsillitis, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional examinations and opinions. Service connection is granted for tinnitus, but other claims remain pending.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and right ankle disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of right calf contusion and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, high blood pressure (hypertension), lumbar and lower back condition, vision and cataracts, and erectile dysfunction and sexual dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a need to determine if the Veteran now has hearing loss and tinnitus for VA purposes, as well as whether these conditions began during service.

The Board has ordered the remand of two issues: service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's representative argues that an addendum opinion is needed to address whether his delayed onset hearing loss should be considered.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a connection to his military service.,The Veteran's left shoulder disability and right shoulder disability are both denied due to lack of in-service injury, illness or event.

The Board denied reopening service connection for right and left ear hearing loss, hypertension, tinnitus, kidney disease, and a heart disorder (to include coronary artery disease or ischemic heart disease). Service connection was granted for hypertension based on the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran was granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to March 31, 2015 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure is linked to his current conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to insufficient development, including a need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 31, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset of these conditions during service or their relationship to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to March 30, 2018, on an extraschedular basis due to the evidence not showing that his service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin rash, tinnitus, an internal organ condition other than GERD (GERD), and a dental condition for treatment purposes were denied. The decision also remanded several issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his bilateral foot disabilities, precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in June 2014, which did not address whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure. The Veteran must be provided with a new VA examination.