Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are related to his service, but further clarification is needed regarding his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA). The right knee disability claims require an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's knee conditions had their onset during ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to service exposure, and therefore denied his claim. The right knee and foot disability claims are remanded due to a lack of an adequate opinion regarding secondary aggravation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are causally related to her exposure to noise during active duty.,Both conditions were found to be directly related to military service without requiring a presumption or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as he is not permanently confined to his dwelling and immediate premises due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity is granted a 40 percent disability rating, and his tinnitus is denied any increase in rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has determined that the reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent for BPPV was improper and has restored the original 30 percent rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of current disability. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the auditory thresholds did not meet the definition of a hearing loss disability for VA purposes, while the claim for tinnitus was remanded due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current tinnitus and in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim of service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea due to the Veteran's death.

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

The Veteran's service-connected residual scar and status post excision of a benign teratoma from testicle have been granted. However, his claims for second degree burns of the right hand and left hand, as well as tinnitus, have been denied.,Service connection has not been established for any of the conditions in question.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to noise exposure during his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus, ischemic heart disease (secondary to herbicide exposure), and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam and is presumed exposed to herbicides there.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The issues of service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee strain, and left knee strain are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, which is the highest rating available for recurrent tinnitus. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted on either a schedular or extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate claims are both granted due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's continuous complaints of ringing in his ears during active service and corroborated by a fellow Marine are sufficient to establish continuity of symptomatology. The Board also found no evidence against this claim.