Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings and TDIU was deemed timely due to good cause shown, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right shoulder disability have been granted service connection as they are related to his in-service acoustic trauma, onset during service, and continuity of symptoms since then.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as her disabilities, when considered alone and separate from other service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities, do not render her unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

Your claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as moot since you are no longer seeking to dispute these determinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a compensable degree of disability within one year following separation from service.,Service connection for hypertension and DM were granted based on the persuasive evidence showing that these conditions are related to his service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to a duty to assist error, and requests an additional VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are causally related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of the disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active-duty service and grants entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for nonservice-connected pension and special monthly pension due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it originated during active service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to the lack of evidence showing its presence during or after service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, OSA, and headache disorder are all granted as secondary to her service-connected psychiatric disability.,Service connection for these conditions is established due to the continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to readjudicate his claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied these claims. The claim of service connection for pseudofolliculitis is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.,Service connection will be granted if the evidence demonstrates that a current disability resulted from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right knee disability was not rated higher than 10 percent, the right knee scar did not meet criteria for a compensable rating, and there was no evidence of left forearm or right forearm disorders. Service connection was denied for right shoulder disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and right foot disorders (flat foot, hallux valgus, hammer toe). Tinnitus was presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow disability, right shoulder disability, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete information regarding her periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The AOJ is required to verify these periods and obtain addendum opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants TDIU effective August 29, 2020.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it began in service and has continued to the present.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss (BHL) was denied as there is no evidence of current disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the presumption that it was incurred in service.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and assigned an effective date of August 5, 2021. Service connection for tinnitus was also granted with an effective date of February 24, 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus for VA purposes, and therefore service connection is denied.