Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has determined that new evidence received warrants readjudication of the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The appellant's right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, left hip, residuals of a head injury, psychiatric disability (PTSD), methylation process dysfunction, combat training fatigue, and aging disabilities are all denied as service connection is not warranted.,The Board has determined that the evidence does not support service connection for any of the claimed conditions. The appellant's claims have been remanded to allow for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that his assertions of in-service noise exposure and post-service symptoms are credible. The decision is based on a presumption of service connection due to continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection effective November 15, 2004, the day after his separation from active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed these cases as a result.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and TDIU were denied. The rating for migraine headaches was maintained at 10 percent prior to October 16, 2019, and increased to 30 percent thereafter. The Board found that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is as likely as not due to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's application to reopen his tinnitus claim was granted, and service connection for tinnitus is now established. The effective date of the grant of service connection for sleep apnea has been advanced from March 8, 2013 to October 24, 2015. Service connection for low back disability and sinus disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he has failed to provide relevant information concerning his post-service employment history.

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

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current condition had its onset during active duty and is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's previously service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, and he was granted TDIU effective September 23, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is at least an equipoise of evidence regarding whether the condition had its onset during or is etiologically related to hazardous noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of secondary service connection for gastritis due to a service-connected low back condition is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it began during active duty and has been recurrent since.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and TDIU prior to January 12, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to that date.