Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board has also remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was received more than two years after the August 1997 grant of service connection, and there is no evidence suggesting mental incompetence during that period.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported onset of tinnitus was inconsistent with his denials in service and post-service. The examiner concluded that there was no nexus between current tinnitus and military noise exposure.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with sleep disorder, bilateral glaucoma, tinnitus, and foot disability, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is due to his service-connected migraines, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus as secondary to migraines.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and has granted entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to new evidence submitted after the June 2018 rating decision.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted, and the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The initial service connection decision was upheld, but no rating or effective date was assigned.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and a TDIU prior to June 25, 2019 have been dismissed. The appeal for an effective date prior to June 25, 2019 for DEA benefits has also been dismissed.

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been fully granted, and the effective date is January 5, 2021. As this decision grants all benefits sought, your appeal is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a new medical opinion on whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service.

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

The Veteran's SMC from January 5, 2018, to April 12, 2023, is granted at the rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(n) due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for correction of a pre-decisional error regarding effective dates for TDIU and DEA. For the claims of higher ratings for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and major depressive disorder, his current ratings are denied as there is no evidence to support higher evaluations.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the prior final denial warrants readjudication of the claim for service connection for a right knee condition. The Veteran's tinnitus and asthma claims are denied, while her request to reopen her right knee condition claim is granted and remanded.

The Veteran's TBI with depressive disorder, along with other service-connected disabilities, has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 16, 2022. Since then, he is in receipt of a 100% rating for his TBI and additional disabilities independently rated at over 60%, qualifying him for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine osteoarthritis and tinnitus, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.