Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for right maxillary sinusitis secondary to fracture zygoma are denied as the earliest effective date is August 1, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and his claim for TDIU is therefore denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to outstanding VA treatment records, Social Security Administration disability benefit records, and a need for an examination to determine the etiology of his left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it had its onset during his active duty. The claim for scars on the neck and face remains pending due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current headaches and his in-service tinnitus or any other condition. The Board also found that the time difference of 44 years since he filed his original headache claim does not establish continuity of symptomology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating increases are being remanded due to the receipt of additional VA treatment records. The Board will review all evidence, including new records, and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, lumbosacral spine, with left lower extremity radiculopathy and a right ankle injury are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The cases for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD), and lumbar strain are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service. The claims will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions were denied effective dates prior to April 23, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, as his hearing loss and tinnitus cause difficulty with communication but he can still perform activities of daily living and improve with the use of hearing aids. Therefore, the Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation during the period of March 31, 2016 to November 13, 2016.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, recurrent tinnitus, and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right shoulder impingement syndrome and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 6, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA opinions and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss claim is denied.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus claims are granted.

The Board has granted a TDIU from May 11, 2018 to December 5, 2019 due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's right hip condition and tinnitus were found to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment during this period.

Service connection for prostate condition, respiratory condition, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and skin condition is dismissed.,Service connection for PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent.