Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist strain and tinnitus were granted with effective dates of August 5, 2019. The claim for service connection for low back disability was remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for readjudication of his service connection for a low back condition is remanded due to the need to verify periods of active duty and inactive duty training.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed due to the Veteran requesting withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes, thus meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss disability began during active service and is related to his in-service noise exposure, granting his claim for service connection.

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

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70% rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran is also granted TDIU prior to June 6, 2022.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating more than 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed without prejudice due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to his military noise exposure, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus, as the evidence supports a finding that his tinnitus had its onset during service and persists. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of current disability.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no current disability of these conditions within the scope of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for CFS, GERD, and Raynaud's syndrome is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a low back disability, sinusitis, OSA, and tinnitus are also dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found no legal basis to grant a higher schedular rating for tinnitus or separate ratings for each ear, and there is no evidence of chronic hearing loss during service or within the presumptive period post-service.

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

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and addendum opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is a chronic disability that was incurred during active service, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between his military service and these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation.,Effective date claims for migraine headaches and tinnitus were denied as they are not based on service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a rating of 30 percent for his other specified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder (also claimed as major depressive disorder). His claims for tinnitus, tension headaches, degenerative joint disease in the right foot, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction are also granted.