Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, and their relationship to service are inadequate. The claims for these conditions must be remanded to provide a new examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for upper extremity radiculopathy, lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine disability and depressive disorder with sleep disturbances, have rendered him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 11, 2020. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from April 30, 2014, to October 16, 2014. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the medical evidence does not support a link to service.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his death. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, asthma, and PTSD with traumatic brain injury are all being dismissed as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Board has denied a TDIU prior to February 20, 2018, due to the Veteran not meeting the schedular criteria for consideration. The appeal is remanded for further evaluation of the service-connected conditions and their impact on employment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period following separation from service, and were not noted in service (or within an applicable presumptive period) with continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board denied the claims for service connection.,The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period following separation from service, and was not noted in service (or within an applicable presumptive period) with continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, facial burns, residuals of broken nose, and headaches have been granted as direct service connection. The evidence supports these diagnoses based on in-service combat exposure.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied because the application was submitted prior to October 1, 2020, and his serious injuries were incurred before May 7, 1975. The statute requires that any application for a Veteran whose serious injury was incurred on or before May 7, 1975 must be denied if it is submitted prior to October 1, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and headaches due to potential errors in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's service connection requests are being reviewed again with new or additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, sleep disorder, and neck pain as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.,Service records did not show any complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of tinnitus was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or adaptive equipment only due to lack of physical loss or permanent loss of use of hands or feet, permanent impairment of vision in both eyes, scar formation resulting from severe burn injury, or ankylosis of knees or hips.

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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, as the evidence shows it had onset in service and persisted since.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted with an effective date of December 20, 2018.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of this case. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with your claims.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during her period of active service and have continued since then. The effective date will be determined by the AOJ in the first instance.