Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has revised the October 2008 rating decision to grant service connection for tinnitus with an effective date of November 16, 2007. The original claim was denied due to a lack of evidence in the claims file at that time.

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

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been fully resolved as it was granted in a February 2023 rating decision. The appeal is dismissed because the issue has been decided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, was granted. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for tinnitus was also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's VA Form 9 was timely filed due to good cause for non-receipt of the January 2020 Statement of the Case, and thus accepted it as timely. The appeal is granted in part.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require him to be in need of regular aid and attendance, as he is unable to perform daily activities without assistance due to his multiple conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.,Service connection was granted for a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), with the evidence being at least in equipoise as to whether it is caused by medication taken for other service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to noise exposure during active service and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to her military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities did not have their onset in service, were not manifested within one year of separation from service, and are not otherwise related to service. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are due to noise exposure during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 26, 2019 for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss. The RO received the Veteran's initial VA claim on August 26, 2019, but there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability and granted service connection for tinnitus. The Board found no current evidence of a lower back disability, but established a nexus between the Veteran's military service and his tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability are granted as service connected, with onset during active combat service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had its onset during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within a presumptive period, and that it was not related to in-service noise exposure. The Board gave more weight to the VA examination findings than to the Veteran's lay assertions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as his major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, left leg disability, right leg disability, and right shoulder disability have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.,Service connection has been denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for a sinus condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. Right ear hearing loss was denied.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's sinus condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as his major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.