Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been reopened, but the claims are still pending as new evidence did not establish a nexus to service. The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient information provided on her VA Form 21-8940.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete records and need for updated VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back DDD and granted it. The claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right eye disability, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU. For the initial compensable rating for the right eye disability, the case is remanded as new evidence suggests the condition may be more severe than previously evaluated.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied from November 27, 2012 due to his full-time employment at VA and the Department of the Navy. Despite having a combined disability rating of 80%, he maintained substantial gainful employment.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a respiratory condition (chronic bronchitis/COPD) was granted. The claim for service connection for headaches is pending.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits claims are granted from July 16, 2010 to October 11, 2016. The SMC based on aid and attendance claim is remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraines, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder slap tear, degenerative arthritis of cervical spine, left knee disability, TBI, tinnitus, asthma, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining such employment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 0 percent, the minimum rating available.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for asthma with an effective date of August 15, 2013. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but the specific effective dates are not provided as they were not addressed in this decision. The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is characterized by occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, irritability, chronic sleep impairment, and difficulty establishing work relationships.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ is required to obtain an in-person examination of the Veteran for tinnitus, determine the date of onset and functional impact, and request the audiology exam results from St. John's Hospital.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, which was initially denied in November 2011 and later granted on October 31, 2017. The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to the AOJ's failure to address CUE contentions prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder claim is remanded due to new evidence indicating a change in diagnosis from borderline personality disorder to bipolar disorder.,The Veteran's left and right knee disability claims are remanded as there is new evidence of ongoing pain since service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for headaches, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of VA examination records from service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and is remanding the issue of a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. � 3.324.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, left ankle disability, tinnitus, left knee disability, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disability and in-service event have been established. The Board also found a nexus between the Veteran's military noise exposure and his tinnitus.