Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claim for a higher rating for his chronic left forearm pain syndrome is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and compliance with prior directives due to incomplete consideration of specific entries in the claims file.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of September 11, 2018. Prior to this date, the evidence did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus. The Veteran is seeking service connection for tinnitus, which was denied in a previous decision.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and disabilities have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, and the claims for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss are reopened. The remaining issues related to bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disability, bilateral eye disability, and foot disabilities are remanded for further development.,Additional medical records should be obtained in order to fully assess the Veteran's current conditions and provide a comprehensive evaluation of his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's August 2019 VA Form 10182 may be considered a valid and timely Notice of Disagreement for service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The appeal is being remanded to issue a Statement of the Case addressing these issues.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction due to pending VA medical records.

Service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and migraine headaches prior to February 14, 2019 is denied.,The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated as 30 percent disabling prior to February 14, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal includes requests for increased ratings for various knee disabilities and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and tinnitus. Additional evidence has been received since the April 2020 statement of the case. The Board is remanding these matters to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

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

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right ankle disability for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment beginning November 16, 2013. A TDIU on extraschedular basis was granted for the period from November 16, 2013, to March 4, 2014.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person for the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted, with the evidence showing he has not been gainfully employed since February 10, 2017. The combined disability rating is at least 70 percent, meeting the criteria for schedular consideration of a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss have been denied. The appeal for initial compensable disability rating for service-connected left ear hearing loss has also been denied. The appeals for service connection for bilateral shin splints, right hand disability, and left hand disability are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder is dismissed. The initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and the TDIU prior to May 12, 2016 are denied.

The Board has remanded the TDIU issue for development and adjudication, as it is part of the underlying service connection claim. The case will be referred to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration due to the Veteran's unemployability primarily due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder from April 17, 2018, through August 23, 2019.

The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims for various disabilities, including heart disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, stroke, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, kidney disease, left knee disability, liver disease, neck disability, radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities, skin disability with trophic changes, and tinnitus. The claims are remanded due to the need for updated medical records and VA examinations.