Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Chronic disease, lumbosacral strain, right knee disability, migraines, tinnitus, scar, and hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for left-hand and left knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are more likely than not related to her military service. The evidence supports a link between in-service noise exposure and the development of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, IBS, left ankle disability, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow any form of substantially gainful employment prior to April 17, 2018. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The claims for sinus disability, acquired mental health disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current tinnitus and active service. The Board noted that while he had conceded noise exposure during service, there were no in-service complaints or diagnoses of tinnitus.

The Veteran is entitled to retroactive CRDP compensation payments for the periods from March 1, 2010, through May 31, 2012, and July 19, 2012, through April 30, 2014. However, it is unclear if he received the full amount of VA compensation benefits he was entitled to for the period prior to March 1, 2010.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient rationale in the May 2018 VA examination regarding the Veteran's service connection claim. The examiner is asked to provide a new opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements, noise exposure during service, and studies cited by the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to exposure to loud noise during active service, with the presumption of chronicity.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced symptoms of these conditions since separation from service.

The Board denied service connection for low back, right shoulder, hypertension, and tinnitus disabilities. The Veteran's OSA was also not granted as service-connected.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions due to a lack of evidence linking the current diagnoses to military service.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic acid reflux and remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, tinnitus, and an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of a nexus opinion.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of a current disability meeting VA criteria. Service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted based on credible evidence of its onset during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service. The evidence shows that he was exposed to noise during training exercises and while operating a radio in various vehicles.

The Board has restored service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not clearly and unmistakably demonstrate that these conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during service and granted service connection.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as the evidence does not support a finding that it began in or was related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay statements provide a sufficient basis to conclude his tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, bilateral pes planus, degenerative arthritis with instability of the left knee, and degenerative arthritis with instability of the right knee are all granted service connection. The Veteran's tinnitus is also granted service connection.,However, chronic fatigue syndrome, right ear hearing loss, a right ankle disorder, and a left ankle disorder remain pending for further review.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 18, 2012 for a TDIU rating due to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim was filed within one year of the October 2013 rating decision.