Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

Your claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal is not valid as a result.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the care or assistance of another on a regular basis, and the Board has granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and asthma, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to active duty service. Service connection was granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to burn pits (BPOT) under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's sleep apnea claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD due to a lack of adequate notice regarding scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran's current left knee disability is denied as there is no evidence showing it began during active service or is otherwise related to in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as the evidence is against finding that it first manifested during or within one year of separation from active duty, and there is no nexus to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus have prevented him from following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a TDIU.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate his claims for service connection for tinnitus and remanded his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus, finding that there was no intent to file a claim prior to February 1, 2018.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no current disability of these conditions and insufficient evidence to establish a link between them and his military service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no valid appeal to review.

The Veteran's appeal for higher-level review of the April 3, 2020 decision is being remanded due to an error in applying the correct standard of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another, nor did they qualify for SMC based on housebound status prior to February 9, 2021. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish that the Veteran required assistance with daily activities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during service.

Entitlement to a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied.,Entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 26, 2014 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied.,Entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 26, 2014 for the grant of service connection for TBI is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to his in-service hazardous noise exposure and that there is continuity of symptomatology since service.