Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed. He was granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a failure to obtain relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his service, specifically his in-service noise exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his active duty service and is etiologically related to it, granting entitlement to service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his active-duty service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has restored service connection for tinnitus due to a procedural error in the severance decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not prevent him from securing or following substantial gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of April 16, 2014. The Board found that the claim had been pending since April 2014 and that the Veteran has asserted having tinnitus throughout this appeal period.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted as the evidence shows that a qualifying event, injury, or disease had its onset during his military service and he has been diagnosed with tinnitus. The Board finds the Veteran's report of tinnitus beginning in service to be credible and consistent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and PTSD have been denied. The Board found that there is no credible evidence linking the current diagnoses to service, including noise exposure in service.,For the unspecified anxiety disorder claim, the Veteran was granted a rating of 30 percent but not more, as his symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis were denied as new and relevant evidence was not submitted to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be related to her active duty service.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disabilities (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher rating is warranted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable (0 percent) based on the average pure tone thresholds in both ears being within the range of level I hearing impairment.,Prior to February 14, 2020, the Veteran's dermatitis was rated at a noncompensable (0 percent) disability rating. Effective from February 14, 2020, it is rated as 30 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7806.,Prior to June 19, 2017, the Veteran's left carpal tunnel syndrome was rated at a noncompensable (0 percent) disability rating. Effective from June 19, 2017, it is rated as 40 percent disabling under Diagnostic Codes 5215-8515.,Prior to June 19, 2017, the Veteran's right carpal tunnel syndrome was rated at a noncompensable (0 percent) disability rating. Effective from June 19, 2017, it is rated as 40 percent disabling under Diagnostic Codes 5215-8515.,Prior to June 19, 2017, the Veteran's left knee arthritis was rated at a noncompensable (0 percent) disability rating. Effective from August 30, 2012, it is rated as 40 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5260.,Prior to June 19, 2017, the Veteran's right knee arthritis was rated at a noncompensable (0 percent) disability rating. Effective from August 30, 2012, it is rated as 40 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5260.,The Veteran's arthroscopic scars in the left knee were granted service connection effective from December 9, 2008, and no earlier date has been established.,All other issues have been denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's vertigo, which is claimed to be related to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded for further review and a supplemental medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for TDIU and DEA benefits due to service-connected disabilities, as there is a duty-to-assist error regarding a private vocational opinion submitted in February 2014. The Veteran's entitlement to an extra-schedular TDIU prior to March 1, 2011, will be referred to the Director of Compensation for consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted. The claims for cervical strain and right knee disorders have been remanded.

The Board denied a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's disabilities alone did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 or service connection for cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure as a cannon crew member is sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his military service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.