Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a VA Aid and Attendance medical examination for the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is causally related to her military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because he did not properly file a request to reopen the claim on the correct form, and thus there was no valid appealable decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The appeal regarding periodontal disease, back disability, gastrointestinal disability, and acquired psychiatric disability is remanded due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was fully granted in an August 2022 rating decision. The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran has presented no controversy regarding this grant of benefits.

The Veteran's tinnitus, which began during service and has continued since then, is granted as service connected.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that her current condition began during her active military service and is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed as moot due to the grant of these conditions in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to readjudicate his previously denied claim for service connection for chronic colon polyps and also denied his claim for service connection for tinnitus. The evidence did not meet the new and relevant criteria, and there was no causal relationship established between the conditions and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current tinnitus is not etiologically related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay statements are credible and highly probative in establishing a continuity of symptoms since his service. The VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate due to its failure to consider the Veteran's service history and lay statements regarding the onset of tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined issues, including service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating for laceration scar, left forearm. The TDIU claim is also affected by these unresolved issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and seizure disorder. Service connection is also granted for right knee and left knee disorders characterized by painful limited motion.,The Veteran's conditions are presumed to be related to service due to documented in-service exposure and symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to establish a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy limits his ability to perform physical tasks required for sedentary employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support the claims.

The Veteran's cause of death, dementia, is found to be related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of benefits for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability due to a duty to assist error in obtaining adequate medical opinions regarding the onset and continuity of symptoms related to these conditions.