Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to missing a VA audiological examination, providing the Veteran with an opportunity for a new evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus, which is claimed as a result of his active-duty service. The Veteran asserts that he developed tinnitus during service and due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and major depressive disorder rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period. As a result, he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and a right ankle condition were denied as there is no persuasive evidence of their onset during service or being related to service.,Service connection was not granted for diabetes, restless legs syndrome, left knee condition, and left hip condition due to lack of persuasive evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to hazardous noise exposure during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability, claimed as a lower back condition is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is granted.,The appeals on the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for various disabilities, including buttock disability, hip disability, left leg weakness, right leg weakness, left knee disability, and tinnitus. The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have onset within one year of separation from service and has persisted since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, but his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, with the Board granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a back injury was dismissed due to failure to follow the relevant claims processing rules.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted, with the Board finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service.

Your appeals for VA nonservice-connected pension and service connection for tinnitus have been dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral eye disabilities (cataracts) are not service-connected. The arthritis claim is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification of the Veteran's employment history and to ensure all outstanding VA treatment records are associated with the claims file. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular TDIU prior to May 13, 2021, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 29, 2019. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as he was employed full-time until that date.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, including the need for updated SSA/SSDI records and employment/income information.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and TBI are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.