Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to assess the Veteran's ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities prior to January 29, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus was denied as the earliest allowable effective date is June 23, 2017, when VA received his intent to reopen the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed dizziness, which is characterized as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Additional clarification is needed in the form of an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on remanded issues are being returned to the RO for further development and consideration.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and denied the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and other service connection claims that were remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a VA audiological evaluation.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran was not rated as totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities for a period of at least 10 years immediately preceding his death, and he was not in receipt of a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus as diagnosed disabilities, and thus cannot be granted service connection for these conditions.,For RUE CTS and LUE CTS, the claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and hiatal hernia with GERD and IBS. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension was granted. The claim is remanded due to new evidence linking hypertension to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim is granted as his tinnitus is secondary to his diabetes and hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from engaging in gainful employment prior to May 2016, and therefore TDIU on an extraschedular basis is denied.

The Board found that the withholding of VA compensation for 60 days of FY 2014 was proper because the Veteran received concurrent pay and thus, the adjustment (withholding) was valid.

The Veteran's COPD, lung cancer, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, gastroenteritis, rubella, and vertigo, dizziness, and lightheadedness are all remanded for further evaluation due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD) have been granted. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal request. GERD and sleep disability issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no current disability of either condition. The decision also notes that the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at any time during the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, thus his claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining claims for psychiatric, back, sciatica, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, and hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a brain lesion is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between her in-service syncope and benign brain lesion, as well as the current symptoms she experiences.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is presumed to have occurred during active duty.,Service connection for sleep apnea and nerve damage to the right hand were remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing all theories of entitlement.