Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

Service connection for hypertension is granted due to herbicide exposure. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding recurrent tinnitus. The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a new VA psychiatric and audiological examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service, including in-service noise exposure, and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary arteriosclerosis, erectile dysfunction (E.D.), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to incomplete development regarding herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from March 12, 2018. The case is remanded for consideration of whether a TDIU can be awarded on an extraschedular basis prior to that date.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions were incurred during military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for a thoracic spine disability and TDIU has been withdrawn. The Board has granted TDIU effective March 13, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated medical records. Issues include internal hemorrhoids, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the percentage standards set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) and concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow any form of substantially gainful employment prior to March 14, 2016. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also established.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that reasonable doubt must be resolved in his favor. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for a back disability and a neck disability due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records. The issue of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis will also be referred to the Director, Compensation Service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 22, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it was not present during active duty and is not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and development of evidence, particularly regarding the Veteran's TBI disability and its impact on his hearing loss and dizziness.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional development, including clarification on when he last worked full-time and new examinations focused on his hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is granted. The claims for hypertension and insomnia are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.