Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with MDD, but granted a TDIU for the period from September 5, 2019, to October 18, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for eligibility for PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to inadequate notice and unclear reasoning in the denial. The Board will provide proper notice, clarify the reasons for the denial, and ensure legally adequate reasons and bases are provided.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding tinnitus, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left knee, mad cow disease, and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a seizure disorder due to VA's failure to provide adequate VA examinations. The appellant was out of the country at various times during the examination process.

The Veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and onychomycosis. The Veteran's conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure and/or active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and onychomycosis. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, while the onychomycosis is linked to his active-duty service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it is related to his in-service noise exposure. However, there is no evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disorder (including depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder) during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 15, 2022, for a 10 percent rating for tinnitus is denied. The effective date is the date of claim as the worsening occurred outside the one-year look-back period.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back disability, foot disability (drop foot), hand disability (numbness in the hand), neck disability, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied. The Board has remanded the claims of eye disability and erectile dysfunction.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for anxiety, hypertension, and sinus tachycardia are being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to July 18, 2023, for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the evidence did not establish an inability to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite of the left foot and toes, insomnia (claimed as sleep disorder), laceration of chin with resulting scar, left degenerative hip, right degenerative hip, chronic left knee disability, chronic right knee disability, and low back pain. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal of his claim for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's scar, post right inguinal hernia surgical repair is granted a 20 percent rating.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for a skin condition (chloracne and/or dermatitis) as secondary to herbicide exposure is remanded.,Service connection for acute renal failure (kidney condition) as due to an enlarged prostate and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.,Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis as due to herbicide exposure is remanded.,Service connection for total right knee replacement, to include as due to rheumatoid arthritis and/or herbicide exposure is remanded.,Service connection for depression with sleep disturbance, to include as secondary to rheumatoid arthritis is remanded.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported noise exposure during military service is credible and that his current tinnitus is related to this exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and readjudication due to a failure to comply with an October 2019 Board decision regarding transfer of paper records into VBMS.