Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus and a left wrist disability are both granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot because the Board granted it in a previous decision. The Veteran's claim of service connection for left knee injury is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his service connection claim and left elbow disability rating. The Veteran asserts that he should be granted service connection for PTSD, but the Board finds no evidence to support this claim. Additionally, the Veteran's left elbow disability remains rated at 20 percent prior to July 9, 2025, and at 20 percent on and after July 9, 2025.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The Board is unable to make a determination on these issues as more information is required.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was received, allowing for the readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's SMC is denied as he does not have a separate and distinct disability rated at 50 percent or more, which would be required for the intermediate step of SMC(p).

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for alcohol use disorder is denied.,A disability rating of 100% (total) is granted for PTSD, effective from the date of this decision.,A disability rating of 100% (total) is granted for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for left wrist condition with arthritis, right wrist condition with arthritis, and left thumb condition with arthritis due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims are also remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of verification of all periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The VA examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service, including in-service noise exposure from his military occupational specialty of photographic technician.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to exposure to hazardous noise during his military service, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on service-connected disabilities effective October 1, 2010. The award of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is also granted as of that date.

The Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection regarding bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion provided by the AOJ was inadequate and remanded for further clarification on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in duty to assist and other procedural issues.,Specifically, the AOJ failed to consider whether the Veteran was entitled to presumptions of soundness or aggravation regarding his skin rash condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service connected, but has remanded his left ankle disorder claim due to incomplete examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no medical nexus between his current condition and his active-duty service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.