Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective May 1, 2016. The Board has now determined that the earlier effective date of November 1, 2010 should be granted as part of the initial increased rating claim for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction, Bilateral Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim for PTSD has been granted.,The claim for Erectile Dysfunction has also been granted. However, the claim for Bilateral Hearing Loss is being remanded as there are inconsistencies in the audiometric testing data provided.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder, lumbar strain with IVDS, right knee PFPS, tinnitus, and residuals of TBI, meet the threshold minimum rating requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board granted this claim as it is just as likely as not that these conditions preclude the Veteran from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have started during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a grant of TDIU effective November 16, 2020. The appeal is remanded for consideration of TDIU prior to this date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a skin disorder (PFB) have been granted. The appeals for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, right knee disability, and left knee disability are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, hearing loss, and tinnitus rendered him unemployable prior to August 5, 2011. The Board has determined that there is a reasonable possibility of TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal issues, as well as psychiatric disorders. The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and kidney stones. The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is rated at 50% from October 1, 2021.,Service connection for tinnitus was established as it was related to hazardous noise exposure during active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is attributable to his active military service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a stroke with residuals, major depressive disorder, headaches, and tinnitus have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not due to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since July 15, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss from January 31, 2012, to June 14, 2018. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment effective February 14, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to January 25, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and neurological disorders of the upper and lower extremities due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's current diagnoses are being reviewed, along with his service records, to determine if there is a connection between his conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a thoracolumbar spinal disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran was found to have current right ear hearing loss and tinnitus that are linked to his military service.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted as the Veteran's current diagnosis and in-service noise exposure raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.,Service connection for degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar spine is granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service.