Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation were denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria established by VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Fibromyalgia, and physical injuries, make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of his disabilities.

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted, effective November 13, 2018. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit has already been awarded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his active-duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and left knee degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD). Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection of neck and knee conditions are remanded.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for the lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since March 1, 2022. Therefore, the Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU as of such date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection, with the latter being secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,The Board found that new evidence supported readjudicating the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus had onset during active service with continuity to the present. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible and consistent reports of experiencing tinnitus symptoms during service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are causally related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's chronic otitis media, left ear s/p radical mastoidectomy is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as presumptive service connected due to exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty. The Board affirms the findings of current diagnoses and finds no intercurrent etiology.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his service-connected tinnitus have been withdrawn. The Board has dismissed these appeals.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to assist the Veteran with his claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing notice regarding military sexual trauma. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip strain, low back disability, tinnitus, and right ankle strain due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional VA and private clinical documentation.

The Board has remanded the case to submit it for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as the schedular percentage threshold criteria are not met but there is evidence of unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, hysterectomy, migraine headaches, left knee condition, and anemia as the evidence did not support a current disability or link to service.,For each condition, the Board found that there was no competent evidence demonstrating a relationship between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.