Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no case or controversy remaining.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was not received within one year of his intent to file a claim, so the effective date is set at November 2, 2018.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service connected due to noise exposure during active duty in the United States Navy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a combined 10% rating for multiple noncompensable disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to active duty.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the disability has already been rated at its maximum under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a conclusion that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left total knee replacement) are found to be of sufficient severity to render him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred during military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is sufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is due to service, and his lumbosacral strain first manifested during active service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened with the submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for tinnitus, including on an extraschedular basis, is denied. The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The appeal of the issue of service connection for dizziness is dismissed. Service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are granted. The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disability, hypertension, and headaches are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records and a need to clarify the type of hearing requested by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, CRPD, gastroenteritis, and other disabilities have been granted. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for appropriate examinations to assess the severity of his current disabilities.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was reopened and the Board found that there is a reasonable possibility that his current tinnitus may be related to in-service noise exposure, thus granting the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.