Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The respiratory and stomach conditions, as well as bilateral hearing loss, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, have precluded him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of these conditions.

The Board has granted the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that new evidence submitted by the Veteran supports a nexus between his in-service acoustic trauma and current tinnitus. The Veteran's report of when he first experienced symptoms is considered credible.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in June 2019, but he is already receiving disability compensation for this condition. The Board dismissed the appeal as there are no adverse actions to reverse.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals to reopen his claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because no new and relevant evidence was presented since the July 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as he is limited to sedentary work due to his foot and knee conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, chloracne, carpal tunnel syndromes, peripheral neuropathies, right wrist fracture, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 19, 2023. Effective from June 19, 2023, the Veteran is in receipt of a combined schedular rating of 100 percent for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for SMC at the (k) rate due to loss of use of hands and feet was denied as he does not have loss of use of a hand or foot such that he has no effective function remaining other than what would be equally well served by an amputation stump with prosthesis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete STRs and inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection as they are related to his active duty service.

Your claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus has been granted, and the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to hazardous noise exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The respiratory and stomach conditions, as well as bilateral hearing loss, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's exposure to extremely hazardous levels of combat noise during his military service caused these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for a back disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals for vacatur of decisions denying increased ratings and effective dates, except for tinnitus where a higher rating is not available as a matter of law.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, which began during active service and continues to this day, is service-connected.