Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back and left knee conditions, do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus, low back disability, cervical spine disability, and migraine headaches are all found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective November 4, 2016, due to the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded for further evaluation as the current ratings do not reflect their full severity.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for right great toe injury and left Achilles tendonitis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus disability was adequately rated under the schedular criteria, and no extraschedular rating was warranted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The cervical spine, lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and kidney disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. Service connection was also established for major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and trauma-related disorder. The Veteran's back disability is now rated at 40 percent from January 24, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted on a substitution basis due to his death. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss was related to military noise exposure, and his tinnitus is considered a symptom of his now-service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of March 25, 2015. The Board granted a TDIU rating effective from that date.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.

The Veteran's headaches associated with TBI are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, and his tinnitus is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for a disorder claimed as degenerative arthritis was denied because the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's arthritis diagnoses were found to be unrelated to his military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and low back pain were also denied as the evidence did not support a finding that they began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for sinusitis is denied. The Veteran has not been diagnosed with sinusitis during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto and he is in receipt of service connection for rhinitis.,The claims for renal cell carcinoma of the bilateral kidneys and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to service-connected hypertension.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of tinnitus and credible assertions of noise exposure in service, leading to a finding of service connection. For bilateral hearing loss, the case is remanded as there are inconsistencies with the VA examiner's opinion regarding the presence of threshold shifts at separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to January 24, 2022 is remanded as the evidence suggests he may be entitled to an extraschedular rating due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the petitions to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral eye disorder as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for recurring tonsil disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include secondary to tinnitus), and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.,The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury or disease.