Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus aggravates his non-service-connected vertigo. The claims file will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of a left knee meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tear repair, as well as a compensable rating for left knee surgical scars, have also been denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it manifested during his period of active-duty service and has continued since.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as none of his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for such benefits. The appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment only was also denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service. However, the Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it is at least as likely as not caused by in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service.

The Board has granted the restoration of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in their original grant.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of probative value in the VA audiological examination report, and further evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran experiences tinnitus and its relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus, including as secondary to hearing loss, has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that the evidence shows a qualifying event, injury, or disease had its onset during service and has remanded for further examination to determine if any residuals of head trauma other than tinnitus are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied due to failure to prosecute. The effective date of the award is now set at April 5, 1985.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection of anxiety, tinnitus, and a bilateral foot disability.

The Board has found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss does not meet VA criteria for a disability, as there is no evidence of post-service hearing loss meeting VA standards. The Board has also determined that additional development is needed to address the issue of service connection for right ear hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective from January 1, 2012, as his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran had continuous symptoms of tinnitus since service and met the requirements for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service.,The VA audiological examinations did not find current diagnoses of hearing loss or tinnitus in the Veteran's ears.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is granted a 10 percent evaluation effective October 21, 2022. No higher rating is warranted as the condition has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing the Veteran currently suffers from this condition.,Service connection is being remanded for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, adjustment disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea as these claims are inextricably intertwined with the denial of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, including in-service hazardous noise exposure. Therefore, the claims for service connection have been denied.