Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the remand instructions were not fulfilled and this matter must be returned for further development, including securing an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus did not have its onset during active duty or within one year of discharge from service and is not otherwise shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain a gainful occupation for the period prior to October 11, 2022. For the period of October 11, 2022, to the present, his PTSD has been rated at 100 percent and other conditions have independently warranted ratings that bring his combined rating to 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding entitlement to SMC at the housebound rate and a higher initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of extension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's service in the U.S. Army.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and dry eye syndrome were granted. Other claims, including those for appendectomy scars, PTSD, and an eating disorder, were denied or remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 2020 to December 2020.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left eye disability, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the claim for tinnitus was granted.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a back injury because the evidence did not show that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD has been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for human T-lymphotropic virus, Type 1, mental disorder, sleep disorder, and tinnitus because new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and TDIU due to errors in the duty to assist. The veteran will undergo further examinations.

The veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches has been granted. The decision is based on the relationship between the veteran's migraine headaches and their already service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder with insomnia disorder.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus because the evidence did not show that it began in service or was related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Board will consider all evidence of record upon readjudication.