Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy (radiculopathy), left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability were denied as he did not show good cause for failing to timely file a supplemental claim after his intent to file expired.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with alcohol use disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as new evidence did not support the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left elbow disability and tinnitus are granted. The claim for service connection for a left knee condition is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been assigned a 10 percent disability rating, which is the maximum rating under the applicable schedular criteria. There is no evidence or allegation of symptoms not encompassed by the schedular criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain (back disability), and tinnitus as the earliest date of receipt was September 13, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's MOS was Infantry, which had a high probability for hazardous noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure and active-duty service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations in various service-connected conditions are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error where the VA failed to provide her with scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to be provided additional opportunities for these exams.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine condition, left heel condition, left knee strain, left shoulder condition, lumbar spine condition, and left foot condition, all of which are found to be related to his active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 21, 2017 to July 20, 2020 was dismissed because he is already in receipt of a 100% combined schedular disability rating and none of his service-connected disabilities alone would warrant a TDIU.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions began during or as a result of his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance showing these conditions began during active duty training (ACDUTRA) after noise exposure and have continued since.

The Veteran's application for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not have any service-connected disability that meets the criteria for such benefits.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus is denied. The claims for unspecified anxiety disorder and panic disorder are remanded due to a lack of an adequate VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied as it has the highest schedular rating available. The left ear hearing loss claim is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety and remanded the issue of tinnitus.