Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. For pseudofolliculitis barbae, a 50 percent rating is granted from May 23, 2019 to February 10, 2020 and denied for ratings in excess of 30 percent thereafter.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's continuous in-service noise exposure is likely the cause of his current condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal was improperly docketed under the AMA system and should be re-docketed in the Legacy system. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are now remanded for further adjudication.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in both ears and bilateral tinnitus due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied them on their merits. The case is remanded to provide an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, recurrent ear infections, and migraine headaches is granted. The earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches is set at April 26, 2017. The Veteran's increased disability rating claim for migraine headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back pain, left shoulder pain, and tinnitus have been granted. The issue of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with TBI and lumbar strain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 5, 2009.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to various issues, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The appeal is also remanded for clarification on the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete factual history and need for additional evidentiary development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability. However, it denied a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to his service, as the evidence does not support a finding that they began during service or are otherwise linked to an in-service injury or disease.,Bilateral hearing loss is not shown to have had its onset during service or within one year of separation from active duty. The Veteran did not report any hearing issues during service and there is no evidence of noise exposure related to his military duties.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to outstanding VA treatment records and incomplete STRs. The issues of tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hypertensive heart disease with LVH and mild diastolic dysfunction, major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, and retinal holes with lattice degeneration are all remanded.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome. The case is being remanded to allow the AOJ to consider this new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left shoulder disability, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and other conditions, are found to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as a truck driver. As such, the Board has granted his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, serous otitis media, and several other conditions were denied. The appeals for increased ratings for hearing loss and scars, as well as the effective date claims for serous otitis media and scars were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service onset or etiology.