Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examination and missing post-service medical records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for awards of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Basic Eligibility of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The effective dates remain June 23, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressive and anxious features. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.,Specifically, the Board found no nexus between the current disabilities and service due to the Veteran's consistent denial of hearing loss and ear trouble during and after service.

The Veteran's kidney condition claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Tinnitus was granted service connection on a presumptive basis as it manifested during active duty and has persisted since then.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claim will be re-adjudicated after obtaining this additional information.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions began during active military service and have been continuous since then.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently service-connected, but the Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish a secondary relationship between his PTSD and tinnitus. The case is being remanded for an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's PTSD may aggravate his tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for right leg heat edema. The claim of tinnitus is denied as there is no earlier effective date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his symptoms began during active duty and have continued since then. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of noise exposure in service and continuous symptoms.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, median nerve paralysis of the right and left hands, and carpal tunnel syndromes are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or onset within one year of separation. The disabilities were not shown to be related to service.

Entitlement to service connection for GERD and SMC is remanded due to the failure to obtain relevant SSA disability benefits records and VA Community Care records.,An effective date earlier than November 2, 2019 for the award of service connection for tinnitus remains denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for tinnitus is granted, while the claim for hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and PTSD are denied, as the evidence does not support a link to service-connected conditions or stressors. The claim for service connection for sinusitis is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current symptoms of tinnitus, which he reported beginning during service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left hip, right knee (secondary to lower back condition), left knee, left shoulder, right hip, and right shoulder conditions are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD has been granted.,The request for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, and the Board found that no earlier effective dates could be granted due to continuous pursuit of the claims.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% evaluation for Meniere's disease with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus prior to February 4, 2021 is granted. The effective date of this grant is August 27, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted effective August 9, 2018. The Board found that the evidence showed a causal relationship between the Veteran's active duty service and his current diagnosis of tinnitus.