Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertensive vascular disease, prostate cancer, cervical spine disorder (arthritis), and PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow gainful employment, as he has a combined evaluation of 80% and his conditions have not prevented him from working.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for syphilis, epiretinal membrane and left hemianopsia of the right eye, and tinnitus have been granted. The decision also found that there is reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his tinnitus claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right eye disorder is being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection in multiple conditions, including lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right eye macular degeneration, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. The earliest effective date assigned was January 14, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective July 18, 2019. He also received SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) and TDIU prior to July 18, 2019.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with its July 2020 remand directives, necessitating another remand for further development of the TDIU claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU, but his unemployability due to PTSD warrants extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The case for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted.,Service connection is also granted for cold weather injuries of the left hand, right foot, and left foot.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, left foot disorder, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 26, 2016. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from that date.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, specifically requesting additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have current diagnoses of these conditions at any relevant time.,The Board also found no evidence of a continuity of symptomatology for either condition beginning during or within presumptive periods after service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected sinusitis is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for a neck scar is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for a skin condition (including cellulitis and/or contact dermatitis) is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for hearing loss is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), to include as secondary to service-connected disability, is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,However, the appeal is REMANDED for further development on several issues including right hip disability, left hip disability, skin disability, acquired psychiatric disability, bruxism, and slurred speech.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, thoracic spine disability, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), headache disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and service.,The Board found that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or incident related to the claimed disabilities.

Service connection is granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus.,The Veteran's eczema claim remains pending as it has been remanded.