Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service, with the benefit of doubt favoring the claim.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus was not incurred during or as a result of his military noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis. The issues have not been decided yet.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to service, as the symptoms have been continuous since service and there is no evidence of an intercurrent cause. The Board finds that the Veteran has established continuity of symptomatology for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to October 2, 2019, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence indicating an intent to file a claim before that date.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,Tinnitus is found to have started during active duty and continues since then. Bilateral hearing loss requires further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his current disability level does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the earliest available effective date is February 15, 2023.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders are denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis or causal relationship to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA etiological opinions and incomplete service personnel records. The Veteran's tinnitus is being reviewed again for possible noise exposure during Army Reserve service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be service-connected during his active duty training period, meeting the basic eligibility criteria for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of April 1, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraine headaches were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection due to lack of continuity of symptomatology or direct relationship to service.,Service connection was also denied for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability, with the reduction from 20% to 10% being deemed improper.

Your service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have already been granted in a separate decision. This appeal is dismissed as there are no longer pending issues.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service event, injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus did not manifest during or within one year after his military service and is not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is denied, and his claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not caused by military noise exposure during service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the evaluation of chronic sinusitis, service connection for bilateral ear tympanic membrane, and service connection for acute serious media. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current tinnitus disability is related to in-service hazardous noise exposure and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service connection due to noise exposure during service.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance was denied as the evidence did not show that he met the requirements for these benefits prior to August 16, 2016.