Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 13, 2017 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The TDIU issue is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease with hearing loss and tinnitus was granted a disability rating of 60 percent, effective from December 17, 2020. The previously assigned ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were discontinued.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right foot disability, left foot disability, psychiatric disorder, dental disability, and back disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board found in favor of the Veteran on his claim for tinnitus, finding it plausible that the condition began during active duty and has persisted since then.

The Board has remanded the case due to a joint motion for partial remand (JMPR) and vacated the previous decision. The Veteran appealed tinnitus, but hearing loss was not on appeal. The VA is instructed to obtain private medical records from Dr. M.P., Dr. M.A., and Dr. J.D. regarding tinnitus.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (s), effective September 1, 2010, based on his service-connected PTSD and other disabilities that combined to meet the criteria.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus (including as secondary to a psychiatric disability), and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for a psychiatric disability. The claims are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records not having been obtained, and the Veteran failing to appear for scheduled examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

Service connection is granted for right knee disability, tinnitus, hammer toe of the right foot, and headache condition.,Service connection is denied for urinary disability and gastrointestinal disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between his current tinnitus and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military noise exposure or any other cause.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus has been granted.,Service connection is established for both conditions based on continuity of symptoms since separation from active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and increased evaluations for chondromalacia of the left and right knees are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent. The ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus remain at 10 percent each, but the effective dates are set to December 5, 2016. Service connection for an abdominal disability is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability. Effective dates have been established for these determinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's claim was not timely filed and no new evidence had been submitted within one year of the denial in October 1988.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is found to have begun in service and has persisted, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are deemed to have rendered him unemployable since November 2008, and the Board has referred the issue of TDIU prior to May 9, 2014, on an extraschedular basis for further consideration.