Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

Service connection is granted for bilateral dry eye syndrome, tinnitus, and migraine headaches. Service connection is denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, left knee disability loss, left hip disability, right foot disability loss, lumbar spine disability, and skin rash.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a broken tooth, head injury (TBI), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to procedural errors in scheduling examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate examination conducted prior to the September 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding increased disability rating for numbness of the 5th cranial nerve and service connection for tinnitus before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his active duty service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal as to service connection for tinnitus, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. The issues of service connection for left knee, right forearm, right ankle, bronchitis and migraine disorders were denied.

The Veteran's claims for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to December 3, 2019 and basic eligibility to DEA based on permanent and total disability status prior to December 3, 2019 are being remanded due to the AOJ's failure to refer these matters to the VA Director of Compensation and Pension for a determination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of appropriate examinations and documentation regarding attempts to conduct those examinations. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left knee disability, left hip disability, and spine disability.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while his claim for tinnitus is granted. The decision also confirms the diagnosis and acknowledges in-service noise exposure as a contributing factor to the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the proposed severance of service connection for tinnitus due to it being premature and not a decision on the merits.

The Board has determined that the November 2018 rating decision should be remanded to issue a Statement of the Case regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death because there was no indication that his causes of death were related to service, specifically due to a lack of submitted death certificate.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and a higher rating is not warranted.,Right ear hearing loss has been evaluated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6100 due to the absence of any significant hearing impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability. The claim for tinnitus is granted due to the Veteran's competent testimony of in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss secondary to migraines, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have started in service and has continued since then.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus, which is related to service. A new VA examination and opinion are needed.

The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from October 26, 2023, due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for tinnitus and vertigo, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.