Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service noise exposure as an aviation electrician.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for dizziness due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his representative.

The Veteran's cause of death is not service-connected as the evidence does not meet the criteria for service connection under specific statutory and regulatory guidelines.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of over 10 percent for tinnitus (claimed as service connection for depression and anxiety secondary to tinnitus) is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a question of fact or law regarding service connection for bilateral tinnitus, as it was already granted in an October 2022 rating decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The new evidence received since the final denial supports a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of tinnitus has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for sleep apnea and for service connection claims for low back pain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence from a previous VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim will be reconsidered after a new examination is conducted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The VA will need to obtain updated treatment records, provide additional VA medical opinions, and schedule appropriate examinations.

The Board denied service connection for TBI due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and an in-service injury.,The Board remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was insufficient medical examination or opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to June 28, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the definition of chronic tinnitus.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 100 percent, and he meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU. However, there is no evidence that any single service-connected condition prevents him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board has found that the original May 2017 VA examination for the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus was inadequate. As a result, the Veteran's claims were remanded to obtain addendum medical nexus opinions. However, no such medical opinion was obtained. The Board finds substantial compliance of the Board's May 2019 remand directives was not met thus, the claims must once again be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to January 12, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD has been granted a TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate, effective from March 7, 2011.