Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including traumatic brain injury and PTSD, have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board finds it at least as likely as not that the Veteran is in need of such assistance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no link between his current condition and his military service, including any period of active duty training (ACDUTRA). The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's tinnitus did not have its onset during service or due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was raised by the record in his original hearing loss claim, and he is now entitled to an effective date of March 5, 2010.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to a TDIU, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD due to potential errors in decision-making and the need for additional evidence or medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 10% rating effective January 8, 2020. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 2, 2017 is also granted as the issue of service connection for tinnitus was within the scope of his initial hearing loss claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to independently perform daily functions of self-care or to protect himself from the hazards and dangers incident to his daily environment, nor did it restrict the Veteran to his dwelling or immediate premises. Therefore, the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding several disability ratings and eligibility issues, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected cerebrovascular accident. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his unspecified neurocognitive disorder.

The Veteran's stress fracture right tibia is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The Veteran's hallux rigidus of the right foot and left knee patellar tendinitis are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's right knee patellar tendinitis is also rated at 10 percent. Tinea versicolor with tinea cruris, tinea pedis and onychomycosis does not warrant a higher rating. Tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating throughout the appeal period. Allergic rhinitis is rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied because new evidence did not change the outcome of the previous denial.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection of COPD, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and DIC claim. The AOJ is required to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death, as well as any negligence in reducing his pain medication.

The Veteran's attorney is not eligible for fees based on past-due benefits awarded from an April 2022 dependency decision that added his spouse to the award, as both the underlying service connection and dependency benefits were outside the scope of representation.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health problems did not have onset in service or manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service. The claim was also denied for tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing it had its onset during service.,The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, attributing it to noise exposure during basic training.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the rating decision for linear chin scar.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his tinnitus had its onset in service and is related to noise exposure during active duty.