Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are rated at 60% combined, which is sufficient to warrant a TDIU. However, the claim should be referred for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU due to unemployability.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, both claimed as secondary to frostbite residuals of the ears. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these claims.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted service connection as they are related to his military service. The left ankle and right ankle disabilities are denied as there is no current disability found.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and PTSD. The decision is based on the merits of each claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The June 2014 rating decision denying the claim became final due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions of vasomotor rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted effective June 16, 2014. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and his military service.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss requires further examination and review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding his CVA. The AOJ should also provide notice of the laws and regulations governing reopening claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% since May 15, 2015. His other service-connected conditions (Hearing Loss and Tinnitus) are rated as 30% and 10%, respectively. The combined rating of his service-connected disabilities meets the schedular criteria for consideration of Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened due to new evidence, but the Board has decided that additional development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the period of August 11, 2014 to September 2, 2014. Therefore, entitlement to TDIU was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not establish a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), on an extraschedular basis, prior to October 7, 2008, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The right hip pain is remanded due to inadequate examination, and the PTSD claim is also remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claim of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further adjudication, including consideration of combined impact on multiple disabilities and current occupational capacity.