Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

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

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The knee disorders are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorder, chronic knee strain, residuals of left knee injury, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure. The claim will be reconsidered with this information.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, while the evidence does not support a current disability of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no probative evidence showing the condition had its onset during or within one year after service, was related to in-service hazardous noise exposure, or existed continuously since separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, but the case for hypothyroidism is remanded due to a lack of medical examination or opinion prior to the rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (including depression, somatic symptom disorder, and anxiety), and bilateral hearing loss as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus have been granted. The claim for hypertension and migraine headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected asbestosis and lung disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU effective May 24, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and it is not related to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran. The evidence is at least balanced as to whether his tinnitus began during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection.,A disability evaluation of 30 percent for a left shoulder disability has also been granted.

The Veteran's appeals regarding TBI, cervical spine strain, tinnitus, and lumbosacral spine strain were dismissed because the appeal was not timely filed.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection, with the tinnitus finding based on in-service noise exposure. The left shoulder disability has also been granted a 30 percent evaluation.,No specific evidence of exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, or Gulf War was provided.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as secondary to his service-connected hypertension, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is found to be due to noise exposure in service. The low back and GERD disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for tinnitus, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including depression, PTSD, and insomnia), a back disability, and a right shoulder disability are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to his service-connected rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, tinnitus, and sinus condition. The decision is based on pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to obtaining private medical records from Dr. Donn Dexter and the need for new VA opinions addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's OSA.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of separation from active duty and there is no evidence to the contrary.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran after the AOJ decision. The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate as it did not consider delayed onset hearing loss or other potential etiologies.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a procedural error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing before the AOJ.