Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and has continued since, warranting service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected rhinitis and for tinnitus, but denied service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 22, 2002 for his TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that he was unemployable prior to this date.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's current tinnitus is found to be related to his military noise exposure, while the hearing loss does not warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's kidney condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are not service-connected.,The Veteran's bipolar disorder is not service-connected.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal to deny service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because the appeal was not filed within one year of the rating decision and no good cause was shown.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hearing loss, right knee condition, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations. The Board has granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to procedural defects in the submission of the VA Form 10182, which was not an accepted format for appeal in the modernized review system.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo as secondary to tinnitus. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.,Service connection granted for tinnitus, with the Board finding that it was at least as likely as not caused by military noise exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues for further evaluation, including service connection claims and evaluations for various knee disabilities. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are among the issues being reviewed.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder rotator cuff tear with post-traumatic arthritis is dismissed. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to her active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, neck disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral shin disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral wrist disability due to a failure to provide proper notice of the right to a hearing before the RO.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and has continued since then, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar back strain, cervical spine disability, bilateral pes planus, left ankle and knee disabilities, tinnitus, and hearing loss are rated accordingly. The effective date for the grant of service connection is denied prior to December 29, 2015. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) claims have also been denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted in a May 2024 rating decision, effective January 4, 2024. The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from this grant.