Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for tinnitus and right lower extremity varicose veins before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Board has determined that the VA examination was inadequate and remands for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus, hearing loss, and myasthenia gravis due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the Appellant did not meet the criteria for VA burial benefits as her father had no pending claims at the time of his death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for increased ratings and TDIU, effective March 8, 2019. The appellant is eligible to receive attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the March 2022 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to ambiguity in the relevant regulation regarding the effective date of service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU. The effective date will be determined based on the earliest submission of an application for character of discharge upgrade.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were dismissed as the issues did not involve service connection.,The Veteran's cervical spine disability was denied an increased rating, with a 30 percent rating being the highest possible under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevents him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, qualifying for TDIU. Additionally, the combined rating of his additional disabilities (Acne, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Absence, Acquired Left Testicle, and Tinnitus) meets the 60% threshold required for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new evidence received after the initial decision. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA) with the Army National Guard.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have been incurred in service and has been chronic since then, while her hearing loss does not meet the regulatory requirements for a ratable disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus was at least as likely as not incurred during active service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

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

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether his current tinnitus disability is due to noise exposure during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's recurrent tinnitus is etiologically related to his active service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the March 2023 rating decision because the claims were not previously adjudicated and no representation was provided prior to the initial decision.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's claims for evaluation of osteoarthritis, both knees; service connection for right shoulder condition; and service connection for low back strain are remanded due to missed VA examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and continued, thus service connection for tinnitus is granted.