Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his gout, right foot, vision loss, bilateral hearing loss, and high cholesterol are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a headache disability is dismissed. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU effective February 13, 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the earliest date of reinstatement was January 31, 2012, which is not applicable to his August 29, 2018 claim.

The appeals seeking service connection for a bilateral eye disability and bilateral hearing loss are dismissed. Service connection is granted for the Veteran's back condition, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus, PTSD, and TBI are all granted as service-connected.,Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance at the (t) rate is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is causally related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding of current left ear hearing loss or a causal relationship between right ear hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed due to voluntary withdrawals.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus, but denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's tinnitus and PTSD, including their service connection and increased ratings. The effective dates for these decisions are not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as she does not meet the VA standards for a diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is granted, with reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus, left and right ankle sprains, tinnitus, left knee degenerative arthritis, painful scars of the ankles, and right knee degenerative arthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. As a result, he is granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's low back, wrist, knee, and foot disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination due to missing service medical records, conflicting evidence regarding qualifying Southwest Asia service, and incomplete information about the nature of his conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension remains denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus remains denied.,The Veteran's reopened claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including secondary to service-connected disabilities, is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury during service and insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish service connection.,The effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus was set at December 3, 2018, as this is the earliest possible date based on when the Veteran submitted his VA Form 526EZ application.

The Veteran's tinnitus and OSA are granted as service-connected. Tinnitus is presumed due to in-service acoustic trauma, while OSA is found secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as the July 5, 2019, VA Form 9 was not timely filed. The claims for service connection were decided on the merits and found to be denied.