Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Board has denied service connection for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Tinnitus because the appellant did not have active duty or a period of ACDUTRA that would qualify him as a veteran, and there is no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred during his military service.

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

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, headaches, anxiety disorder, hemorrhoids, and left wrist arthritis.,A minimum rating of 30 percent for gastrointestinal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it was noted during active military service and there is continuity of symptoms since discharge.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include bilateral nephrolithiasis with chronic kidney disease and hypertension, depressive disorder, left clavicle fracture, and tinnitus. The combined rating of 70% meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence supports a diagnosis of tinnitus related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for neck disorder, back disorder, left upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle condition, bilateral carotid artery disease, COPD, and tinnitus.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service event that supports the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's assertions of noise exposure during service are not addressed in the current VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service, with a significant threshold shift observed during full-time service in the Air National Guard. Service connection for this condition is granted.,The Veteran reported tinnitus beginning around the early 1990s while serving full-time in the Air National Guard. The Board found that it was at least as likely as not caused by noise exposure during his military service, leading to a grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The right ear hearing loss issue is being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 18, 2020 for service-connected tinnitus. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Veteran had a service-connected disability at the time of discharge, which would have justified her discharge.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of October 2, 2020 for special monthly compensation based on housebound status is granted. The Veteran has a single disability rated as 100% disabling (coronary artery disease) and additional disabilities with combined ratings of at least 60%, meeting the criteria for housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and military noise exposure.

The Board has denied requests for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as there is no written evidence indicating an intent to file a claim prior to December 30, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral knee internal derangement, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not have their onset in service or within a presumptive period. The evidence did not support a link between active-duty service and these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful occupation during the period of April 19, 2021, to December 6, 2022.