Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

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

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's tinnitus claim. The examiner needs to provide a more comprehensive opinion on whether the tinnitus is related to service or any medication for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including those related to cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, GERD, and tinnitus. The Veteran was granted a total rating based upon individual unemployability from January 10, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the claims for lumbar spine, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus was granted service connection. The claim for lumbar condition is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a nexus between his tinnitus and military noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred in service and has been chronic and continuous since service, thus granting service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist, and a new VA opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's tinnitus disability is related to his service.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for a cervical spine disability. The Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his active service, while the cervical spine disability may be related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in August 2010, and no new claims were filed within a year. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at January 11, 2022, when the Veteran submitted an intent to file a claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection on all of the veteran's claimed conditions due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

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

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted as the evidence supports a current disability and continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's claim for a lower back condition was denied due to lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or chronicity of symptoms.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the effective date to be determined by the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal to add tinnitus to their service-connected conditions was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant while the appeal was pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The increased rating claims for residual surgical scar, right shoulder arthroscopy; left knee mild iliotibial band syndrome; and right shoulder impingement syndrome with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis have been remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a more accurate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The decision does not specify a particular effective date.