Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to obtain additional medical records from VA and private sources.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and clarification of her military history, including potential risk factors for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The Board has remanded the claims for right knee injury, left knee condition (including cellulitis), and sleep apnea due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative joint disease of the right hand, left ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a right hand scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including hyperlipidemia and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for a right knee disability but denied for chalazion, blepharitis, and myopia disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay testimony supported by her in-service noise exposure is sufficient to establish a link between her current condition and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and DEA benefits, finding that the earliest date a complete claim was filed is April 27, 2017.

The Veteran's kidney condition may be related to his service, specifically exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. However, a VA examination is needed to confirm this.,The Veteran's left middle finger fracture residuals are likely not related to his service due to the lack of contemporaneous medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records from the Appellant's National Guard service in Wisconsin. The Veteran is encouraged to submit a statement describing his experience with tinnitus and how it relates to his period of active duty for training.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), other than migraine headaches is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left shoulder disability and cold injuries to bilateral lower extremities are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, as he is unable to perform many daily activities without assistance due to his orthopedic and neurological impairments.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, diabetes, and other conditions have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment since January 14, 2009. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as of that date.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient opinions from previous examiners and requests for a new opinion on whether bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus had their onset in or are otherwise etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran was awarded service connection for tinnitus at 10 percent disabling and bilateral hearing loss at noncompensable. His combined rating is now 10 percent, qualifying him for VA health benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for hypertension was also granted.

The Veteran's request to reopen his tinnitus service connection claim is remanded due to procedural issues with the initial appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy were granted effective September 7, 2018. The claim for type two diabetes mellitus (DM-II) was denied. The Veteran's hearing loss is rated non-compensable, while his tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's hypertension has been granted service connection under The PACT Act effective August 10, 2022.