Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his combined disability rating of 60% does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board also found no evidence to support referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) as there is no evidence that he is incapable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there were no prior unadjudicated claims, and VA laws do not allow for an effective date earlier than the day following separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and to determine if a new examination is needed for the service-connected Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD).

The Veteran's brain cancer and lung cancer are granted service connection, with the latter being implicitly found related to his active military service. The Veteran's tinnitus is also granted as secondary to his service-connected brain cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,Service connection is granted for hypertension, presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not been shown to preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. Therefore, the claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including back pain, inguinal hernias, anorexia, hiatal hernia, stomach issues, irregular heartbeat, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The case is remanded for further development regarding the rating of bipolar disorder with personality disorder, TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and obtaining employment information.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he is currently working full-time and participating in training, with no evidence of his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected cervical spine degenerative arthritis, thoracic spine fractures and degenerative arthritis, bilateral knee retropatellar syndrome, and tinnitus that render him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation from November 16, 2013 to March 15, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for vertigo and loss of equilibrium, increased rating for tinnitus, and earlier effective date for an increased rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete evaluations and potential CUE in previous decisions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with the hearing loss being related to combat exposure in Vietnam and the tinnitus being secondary to his hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic left ankle instability, ankle arthritis, and chronically torn ligaments, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible testimony regarding his in-service injuries and continuous symptoms since separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disorder have been denied. The claim for skin cancer is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss, as well as her service-connected migraine headaches. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The hearing loss case is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The application to reopen a claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury with seizures (also claimed as TBI) is denied.,Secondary service connection for tinnitus is granted, but secondary service connection for headaches is denied.