Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2021

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 23, 2019. The Board has remanded the issue of TDIU for further action by the Director, Compensation Service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and endstage kidney disease has been granted. The Veteran is also entitled to a TDIU rating due to his service-connected cone rod dystrophy.,A VA examination will be scheduled to assess the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected eye disability (cone rod dystrophy). An addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's chronic kidney disease and in-service exposure at Camp Lejeune will also be obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for an effective date earlier than January 5, 2017 for a grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease with coronary artery disease. The rating for ischemic heart disease was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The appeal for SMC based on aid and attendance and housebound status is dismissed, and the TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed due to withdrawal of appeal. The claims for reopening were granted, and new evidence was submitted in support of these claims.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus did not have their inception during active service, were not manifested to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty, and are not otherwise causally related to an injury or disease during his active service. Therefore, entitlement to service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss. The decision is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or following substantially gainful employment prior to September 1, 2016.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 7, 2018 due to insufficient evidence and for referral to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional vocational rehabilitation training benefits to obtain a law degree and retroactive induction into a rehabilitation program for completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management due to incomplete records and need for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, granting his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating due to convalescence following surgery is denied. The claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear is also denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the claim for service connection of tinnitus, and therefore grants the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's constant tinnitus had its onset during active duty. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to military noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues are remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the issue of restoring a 70 percent rating for PTSD from April 1, 2016.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Board has remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for right and left ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 12, 2020.