Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right hand disability. The Veteran's current disabilities are deemed to have been incurred during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the record. The VA examiner will need to provide an updated opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility for Dependents' and Educational Assistance benefits prior to March 9, 2022. The AOJ is directed to consider these claims under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) for extraschedular TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus was denied as not related to service, and the Board found no evidence of onset in or relation to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during her military service and continues to the present, meeting the criteria for service connection.

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 his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for assignment of a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the Veteran's statements were found to be false and his service treatment records did not show any complaints of ringing in his ears.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service, and the Board finds that the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision on tinnitus is based on the Veteran's report of in-service noise exposure and a finding that his tinnitus began during service, while the denial of hearing loss is due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of tinnitus and earlier effective date for service connection were denied. The claim for service connection of a kidney cyst due to asbestos exposure is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus did not have its onset during service and is unrelated to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for all other claimed disabilities. The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed related to his military service due to in-service noise exposure. However, the low back disability and other conditions are not shown to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2 and related diabetic neuropathy have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, consistent with his education and occupational experience. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the physical limitations caused by these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination for a left knee disability. The claim of service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of adequate medical opinion in the January 2022 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, BPPV, athlete's foot, IBS, and sinusitis. The claim for a compensable rating for ED was also denied.,No new evidence or changes in regulations were considered in this decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic Meniere's disease with associated residuals is granted, effective August 13, 2013. The claim for a rating greater than 30 percent prior to March 9, 2021, for Meniere's disease with associated residuals is denied.