Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and herniated intervertebral disc, left L4-5 have been denied as new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to support the claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, urinary incontinence, hepatitis C, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are now pending before the RO.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left wrist scar and flat feet are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for tinnitus, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's DMII is currently rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,PTSD has been increased to 70 percent from March 17, 2023. The Veteran's PTSD symptomatology does not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, back condition, heart condition, hypertension, left arm condition, and right arm condition have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions that began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was also denied as there is no credible evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was restored to 70% effective December 1, 2022. He is also granted TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied because he had a combined disability rating of 90% for his service-connected tinnitus and nonservice-connected hearing loss, which did not meet the requirement of having a serious employment handicap.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to readjudicate his claim for service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is now granted for tinnitus, but the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced a continuity of symptoms related to these conditions since his separation from service. The claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an opinion regarding whether tinnitus is related to noise exposure during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have been continuous since service separation. The decision is based on the presumption of chronicity due to exposure to loud noise (acoustic trauma) during service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence showing that these conditions were caused by any incident of service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined impact of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for left shoulder disability was withdrawn by the Veteran during his virtual Board hearing.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, headaches, GERD, chronic pain syndrome, lumbar radiculopathy (legs and feet), lumbar radiculopathy (arms and hands), and unspecified depressive disorder. Service connection is denied for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma, while his bilateral hearing loss does not meet the threshold for a disability as defined by VA regulations.