Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss in the left ear are granted service connection, while his right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not show a nexus to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and skin disorder rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from November 7, 2017 to May 11, 2021. The Board granted TDIU for this period but remanded the issue prior to November 7, 2017.

The Veteran's right and left ear hearing loss, as well as tinnitus, are granted service connection. The Veteran's right arm and shoulder disabilities remain denied.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error in the September 2019 VA examiner's opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are related to active duty service, including Reserve service. The AOJ is required to verify ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA dates and obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound benefits is denied because he does not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU for the period prior to June 21, 2023, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board dismissed the TDIU claim for the period from June 21, 2023, as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100% combined disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from January 31, 2008, to January 1, 2013. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation from January 22, 2016 to September 24, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left knee disorder, right knee disorder, neck disorder, and tinnitus as these issues have already been granted in full. Service connection for a medically undiagnosed chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) is denied.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD, Tinnitus, and Unspecified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder is dismissed. The case is remanded for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The TBI or concussion claim is remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service due to noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded to the AOJ.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The claims of service connection for insomnia, plantar fasciitis, right Achilles tendonitis, and left Achilles tendonitis are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service. The decision concludes that the reasonable doubt created by this relative equipoise in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's left hip disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's tinnitus is denied as it did not begin during service and is more likely than not caused by his hearing loss rather than noise exposure.