Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's left knee disorder and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The left knee disorder is linked to in-service injury, while the tinnitus is related to noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, OSA, and peripheral neuropathies, prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment as of January 5, 2015. The Board grants TDIU effective that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, with all reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and tinnitus have been remanded due to the need to obtain updated authorization forms from Dr. A.B. for psychiatric treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that is relevant to these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, finding that the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus caused his chronic headaches. Service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to tinnitus on a causation basis is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The decision is based on secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not persuasively support a nexus between his current tinnitus and active military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of electrocution, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as no appealable rating decision was issued within one year prior to the notice of disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a foot condition due to lack of evidence supporting a link between the conditions and the Veteran's military service. The claim for arthritis of the hands was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service hazardous noise exposure and continuous post-service disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to hearing loss. The Veteran's in-service noise exposure is conceded, but there are questions about whether his current hearing loss is related to that exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the evidence did not show a current disability. New evidence received since the denial, however, shows that he has a current diagnosis of hypertension.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a skin disability were reopened due to new evidence showing current diagnoses. The claim for tinnitus was also reopened as new evidence showed it began during service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the claim of bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received for the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to active service, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss requires further review by the AOJ.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board denied a higher disability rating as her tinnitus has already been assigned the highest possible rating.