Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence submitted after the May 2022 rating decision supports these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examination, failure to consider in-service noise exposure, and potential impact on other issues. A new VA examination is needed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and the effective date for tinnitus prior to April 26, 2022. The decision found that there was no current disability due to impaired hearing in either ear.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated the highest possible schedular rating (10%) and his disability is fully capable of evaluation under the rating schedule. There is no applicable provision that would warrant a higher rating in this case.

The Board has decided that the claim for service connection for tension headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's prostate cancer claim is being remanded for further action.,His bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims have been denied, with the latter having a maximum schedular rating already assigned.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and a new VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was raised in the context of his initial increased rating claim for lumbosacral strain. The Board found that he did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU as set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) prior to July 23, 2019. However, on remand, his claim should be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The claim for plantar fasciitis is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

Your claim for tinnitus has already been granted, and you are now receiving the benefits. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence of worsening conditions or entitlement to a higher rating within the one-year look-back period.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to DIC under 38 USC § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's death to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus on a presumptive basis due to continuous symptoms since service separation. However, the evidence does not support service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, while service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the current hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and a significant threshold shift during service.,The Veteran was also granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the current condition is related to in-service noise exposure and credible lay evidence of intermittent ringing in his ears.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent, effective from November 20, 2020. The left thumb and right thumb claims were denied, while the tinnitus claim was remanded.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a relationship between the condition and his active duty service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and rated at 10 percent.,For his lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, the rating remains at 10 percent as there is no evidence of functional impairment warranting a higher rating.,Right hip strain limitation of flexion continues to be rated at 10 percent.,Left hip strain limitation of flexion also remains at 10 percent.,Right hip limitation of extension, right hip impairment of thigh, and left hip limitation of extension are all rated at 0 percent as there is no evidence of functional impairment warranting a higher rating.,Left hip impairment of thigh is also rated at 0 percent for the same reason.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it began during his military service and the Board found that reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.