Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 3, 2022, finding that there was no reasonable possibility of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and determining if the Veteran's heart condition warrants a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon cancer. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result of the withdrawal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including bronchial asthma, thoracolumbar spine disorder, tinnitus, and cervical spine disorder, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment since June 22, 2018. The Board has granted a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that it is related to hazardous noise exposure during ACDUTRA service.,Tinnitus secondary to service-connected left ear hearing loss is also granted. The Board found that tinnitus is caused by his now service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, sinus disability, acquired psychiatric disability (MDD, PTSD), cirrhosis of the liver, facial injury with six teeth missing, right eye injury, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and TBI. The issues are being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is related to his active-duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of disability during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable from November 15, 2018 to January 10, 2020. From January 10, 2020 onwards, he is in receipt of a 100% rating for PTSD with opioid use disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with his hearing loss and tinnitus, did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him incapable of securing or following substantially gainful employment at any time during the period on appeal, and thus denied his claim for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied because there was no evidence of current hearing loss. The claim for tinnitus was reopened due to new and relevant evidence.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, with the Board finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right foot disability is dismissed.,Service connection for tinnitus has been granted, as it is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete documentation and the need for VCAA notice. The effective date of the TDIU will be from June 9, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and service connection for residual(s) of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD are being remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder strain was dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted with a disability rating of 30%. The reduction in the disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity from 10% to 0% has been restored.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions including thoracolumbar spine disorder, anxiety, depression, headaches, tinnitus, and an eye disorder due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the untimely filing of VA Forms 10182, despite the Veteran claiming a pandemic-related excuse. The Board found no good cause for the delay and thus dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,The Veteran's bilateral foot disability and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his claimed conditions to service.