Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted effective dates of March 25, 2021 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The appeal seeking to readjudicate a claim for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted. The appeal seeking to readjudicate a claim for degenerative joint disease of the left knee is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability was denied because his pure tone thresholds did not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability. The claim for tinnitus was granted as it began during active service and has persisted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is attributable to service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's noise exposure during service is related to his current condition.

The Board has identified errors in the prior decision and has ordered remand for further investigation into the Veteran's claimed service exposure to herbicide agents, particularly during his TDY assignments in Vietnam. The issues of diabetes mellitus type II, Parkinson's disease, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, Meniere's disease, aortic and vein disability, left lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy, sleep apnea, and vertigo are all remanded for further review.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service connected due to exposure during active and inactive duty, with a presumption of service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his tinnitus had its onset during active military service due to in-service acoustic trauma. However, the Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, as he does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it began during his military service. However, the Veteran's hearing loss disability does not meet VA criteria for a current disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of January 3, 2018. His Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility is also granted from the same date.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right knee disability and left shoulder disabilities are denied as not related to service.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability is denied as not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right knee disability and left shoulder disabilities are denied as not related to service.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability is denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure and service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

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 in-service noise exposure, while the decision on hearing loss is based on a lack of current disability as defined by VA standards.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between his current tinnitus and in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be at least as likely as not related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were previously denied in May 2019 due to lack of a current disability or link to service. New evidence submitted after the May 2019 decision does not provide new and relevant information that would change this determination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service due to exposure to hazardous noise.

The Veteran's non-VA prescription medications for a nonservice-connected condition were not reimbursable as VA did not pre-authorize the care and it was not rendered in an emergency.