Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left shoulder arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The claim for hypertension is also denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and clarification of his employability resulting from functional impairment associated with his service-connected disabilities, without regard to non-service-connected impairments.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and low back condition due to a lack of a statement of the case.

The Veteran's anxiety with depression, tinnitus, and headache disability are all granted service connection. The right hand and left hand disabilities remain pending.

The Veteran's claims for depression, headaches, and sleep apnea were denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for hemorrhoids was reopened based on new evidence, but the Board found no clear and unmistakable evidence that it preexisted service.,The Veteran's tinnitus claim is granted as his symptoms are related to in-service noise exposure.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding service connection for right ear hearing loss and vertigo.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and episodic chest wall pain do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision on bilateral hearing loss is based on the lack of evidence linking it to service, while tinnitus was found related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a skin condition due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to additional VA clinical evidence being added to the record.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has found that the evidence is inadequate to resolve the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and thus remanded the case for an addendum opinion from a VA medical examiner.

The Veteran's tinnitus and lung condition (undiagnosed Gulf War illness) are granted service connection. The Veteran's hypertension is denied a compensable rating, and the issues of service connection for right foot condition, left foot condition, lower back condition, and impaired vision (undiagnosed Gulf War illness) are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been withdrawn by his representative.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS, and depressive disorder NOS) are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The issues include his back/spine disability, depression, erectile dysfunction, memory loss, dizziness/unbalance disability, bilateral upper extremity disabilities, bilateral lower extremity disabilities, bilateral knee arthralgia, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not encompass severe burn injury residuals, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a vision disability manifested by blindness, or an inhalation injury. The Board denied eligibility for specially adapted housing and entitlement to a special home adaptation grant as the service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for loss of use of any extremity.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure. The claims were reopened due to new and material evidence received since the last final denial.