Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and a need for clarification of the examiner's opinion. The Board will consider any new evidence submitted by the Veteran or his representative.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 90 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds no legal basis for an increased rating and concludes that referral for extraschedular consideration is not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected mental health, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest during or within one year after his military service and were not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to left knee degenerative joint disease is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right and left knee disabilities, and a cervical spine disability due to inadequate opinions in the prior VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records and arrange for new VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines including migraine variants as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, effective October 21, 2019. Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during his active duty, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his active service and is related to it, granting service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's continuous experience of tinnitus symptoms since his service is sufficient to establish service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a 70% rating effective March 26, 2019. Service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea are also granted, but service connection for IBS is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus, characterized by constant buzzing and ringing in his ears, is found to have started during service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition based on the Veteran's credible reports of noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran was previously granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, but the Board is now remanding the case to clarify whether he was enrolled in school full-time and obtain his complete VA vocational rehabilitation records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date due to lack of timely appeal or submission of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence does not support an earlier date than February 23, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure during military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that no new evidence was submitted within one year of the original rating decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to noise exposure during his military service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.