Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for COPD, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to pre-existing medical opinions that did not consider the Veteran's in-service exposure or symptoms.

The Veteran's tinnitus disorder is found to have started during his active duty service and continues to the present, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction and tinnitus have been denied. The claim pertaining to the propriety of the rating assigned for his prostate cancer is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the claim of left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as likely related to service, while the claims for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss are remanded due to a lack of consideration of the Veteran's lay reports regarding in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special home adaptation as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, while his bilateral hearing loss and peripheral neuropathies are denied. Bilateral pes planus is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection, while the low back condition issue is being remanded for further review.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the enhanced R-1 rate due to his need for regular assistance with activities of daily living and a total disability rating, including service-connected conditions such as Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that his symptoms began in service and have been continuous since then.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, diagnosed during service and continuing since then, meets the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of November 12, 2020. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date was February 24, 2020, when the Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-0966 (Intent to File) form.

The Veteran's tinnitus, right knee disability, left knee disability, neck disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability are all granted as service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service and conceded hazardous noise exposure.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. The claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate VA medical examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disability, right hip disability, low back disability, and tinnitus are all granted service connection.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded. The Veteran's right lower arm condition is also remanded.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 100%, and he is already receiving Special Monthly Compensation (S-1) on account of his service-connected disabilities. Therefore, the claim for TDIU is dismissed as moot.