Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, incontinence, and seizure disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted, but the issue of service connection for hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with no specific basis for connection provided.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding these conditions and favoring the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a failure to provide proper notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure from working near aircraft and heavy equipment in service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder is granted, and he is now rated at a 70 percent disability rating. The effective date of the award will be July 23, 2015.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for PTSD and a higher rating for tinnitus due to the appellant's death during the appeal process.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear reasons for denial and inadequate notice. The claim will be reviewed under applicable regulations regarding payment of non-VA medical care.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity shin splints are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise to show these conditions are related to the Veteran's military noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within one year following separation from service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not provide competent medical nexus evidence linking his current tinnitus to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms were accounted for by the current 50 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea, and there is no evidence of exceptional or unusual disability picture for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disability, sleep apnea with an evaluation of 50 percent, and tinnitus with an evaluation of 10 percent are all granted. The effective dates for these grants are April 11, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has granted effective dates of December 16, 2014 for both the TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification regarding exposure to Agent Orange or other TERA during service, as well as medical opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's skin cancer, right and left lower extremity neuropathy, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to lack of a current disability as per VA standards. For right ear hearing loss, the Board assigned great probative value to the VA examiner's opinion, finding no in-service incurrence or aggravation and no nexus to military noise exposure. Service connection was granted for tinnitus based on lay testimony regarding its onset during service.