Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination report, and a new addendum opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his reported exposure to noise during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there are no grounds for a higher rating as the symptoms are already contemplated by the current rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status, or automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for loss of sense of smell, tinnitus, and loss of taste have all been denied. The maximum schedular rating has already been assigned for each condition.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and he did not require aid and attendance or housebound status based on his service-connected conditions. The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's diabetes is not related to his military service and there was no actual or presumptive exposure to herbicides during service. Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the Veteran's credible reports of its onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions. The issues will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and chloracne due to in-service Agent Orange exposure. The claims are being remanded for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, as they are related to his exposure to noise during active military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vitiligo due to insufficient evidence or lack of a nexus between service and these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right ear condition other than tinnitus due to conflicting evidence and unclear diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty/active duty for training military service.,Flat feet, a skin disorder, and severe trench foot (both feet) remain in dispute and require further development.

The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations in excess of the current ratings for tinnitus, exercise-induced asthma, migraine headaches, lumbago with L3-L4 disc herniation, and cervical spine, cervicalgia status post fusion C5-C6 with disc bulging and stenosis is remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus remains denied as there are no exceptional circumstances that warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient reasoning in the VA examination report. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin rash and granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for cervical spondylosis without myelopathy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence of a noise injury in-service and no current disability.,The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of a noise injury in-service, and the Veteran reported his tinnitus began decades after service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.,Service connection has been granted for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of November 15, 2005. The Board found that the April 2006 rating decision denying service connection contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to failure to consider VA treatment records supporting a nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and his military service.