Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow any substantially gainful occupation, thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has dismissed the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 24, 2014. The issue remains pending in the Legacy system.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted, and the case is remanded for further examination regarding service connection for a head injury with scar.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have been continuous since service separation. The decision is based on the presumption of service connection due to exposure to loud noise (acoustic trauma) during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits due to unresolved issues regarding his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work. The case will be referred to the Director, Compensation Service, for consideration of whether a higher effective date is warranted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to insufficient evidence provided, specifically a death certificate.,The Board also denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected VA survivor's pension benefits as her income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not present a disability picture indicating that he is unemployable. The Board finds the evidence persuasively weighs against his claim for a TDIU.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. No service connection decisions have been made for any of the listed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that her current tinnitus is related to her military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not show a relationship to military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of a nexus between his current tinnitus and his military noise exposure. The decision resolves all doubts in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of August 27, 2020. The decision also recognized a pending claim for associated residuals of tinnitus (including headaches), which were not addressed at the time of the grant.

The Board granted an effective date of June 7, 2018, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology post-service. The Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service.

The Board granted an effective date of December 31, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran had in-service onset of these conditions due to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the disability does not result in symptomatology that is not contemplated by the rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to in-service acoustic trauma. The decision also acknowledges service connection for tinnitus and notes the inconsistency between the determination of noise exposure causing tinnitus versus hearing loss.