Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral retinal detachment with decreased vision, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and surgical scar, right arm are all denied. The Board found that the current disabilities were not related to service.

Service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of August 21, 2013.,TDIU was granted with an effective date of February 1, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and substance use disorder.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 50 percent since November 2, 2020.,Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted effective November 2, 2020.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy disabilities, which have rendered him wheelchair dependent and unable to perform daily tasks.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status as he is able to perform most daily activities independently, including walking short distances without assistance.

The Board has found that the appellant's service connection claim for tinnitus should be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Specifically, the AOJ needs to verify his service in 2016 and consider whether it qualifies as qualifying active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to warrant the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, but a VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions alone cause such need.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus is denied as the July 2005 rating decision denying initial service connection was final and none of the exceptions to finality apply. The earliest possible effective date assigned by VA is December 30, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's pre-existing conditions are at issue, and further examination is needed.

The Veteran's cause of death, a hemorrhagic stroke, is determined to be related to his service-connected disabilities. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and hearing loss were granted with an effective date of February 1, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim of service connection for a back condition due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's tinnitus is found related to noise exposure during service, while his back disability requires further examination and opinion.

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

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus has been received. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms during and since service are considered, along with VA examination reports, in determining whether there is a link between service and current tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current diagnosis of recurrent tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure during his deployment in Beirut.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, effective from February 17, 2021.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that her current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to military service and resolving any doubt in her favor.