Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically linked to his active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to noise exposure on the flight line during his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches, tinnitus, and generalized anxiety disorder, are severe enough to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current tinnitus and active service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the condition began during his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) rendered him unemployable, leading to a grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The appeals for service connection of various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, are dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and tinnitus. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether OSA is causally related to active service or if not, whether it was due to or aggravated by PTSD. Additionally, the impact of obesity as a result of service-connected disabilities on OSA is also requested.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since September 28, 2012. The effective date for the TDIU is set to September 28, 2012.,PTSD has resulted in total occupational impairment from September 28, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his military service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active duty and are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is considered incurred in service due to exposure to loud noise, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, effective April 10, 2017. The decision is based on the Veteran's re-submission of his claims after VA lost his initial application.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for tinnitus and has determined that he is entitled to this benefit based on exposure to loud noise in service.

The Veteran's PTSD alone did not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 15, 2013.