Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other service-connected conditions have been granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective as of the date of this decision. The Board has also determined that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities and has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been rated based on their current severity. The Board has found that a rating in excess of the assigned ratings is not warranted, but has remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. For hypertension, the Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion addressing secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as he has not provided necessary employment information and there is insufficient evidence to determine his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of April 11, 2019.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal. The TDIU claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to November 11, 2021. From November 11, 2021 onwards, the issue of TDIU is moot due to SMC at the (s) level.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg condition, right leg condition, hypertension, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of current disabilities at any point during the appeal period.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no question of fact or law to be decided by the Board concerning the effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment as of August 22, 2013. The Board has remanded the issue for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extra-schedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether the Veteran is entitled to TDIU benefits due to his service-connected disabilities, as it may be an issue of unemployability rather than disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) because VA failed to obtain private treatment records from Dr. Qasim and did not provide a statement of reasons or basis whether the Veteran's employment constituted a protected work environment.

Service connection is granted for asthma, presumed due to exposure to fine particulate matter during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, presumed due to active service.

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 military noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. His bilateral hearing loss and back disorder are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD, right shoulder disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus have made him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 2, 2016. His claim for TDIU has been granted.

The Board has determined that further examination and opinion are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, as well as their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure and the VA examiner found that the current tinnitus is not related to service.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus has also been denied because there is no evidence of a pre-existing disability at entry into service, and the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of pes planus.