Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of October 2, 2020 for special monthly compensation based on housebound status is granted. The Veteran has a single disability rated as 100% disabling (coronary artery disease) and additional disabilities with combined ratings of at least 60%, meeting the criteria for housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and military noise exposure.

The Board has denied requests for earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as there is no written evidence indicating an intent to file a claim prior to December 30, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral knee internal derangement, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not have their onset in service or within a presumptive period. The evidence did not support a link between active-duty service and these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful occupation during the period of April 19, 2021, to December 6, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation were denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria established by VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Fibromyalgia, and physical injuries, make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of his disabilities.

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted, effective November 13, 2018. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit has already been awarded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his active-duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and left knee degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD). Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection of neck and knee conditions are remanded.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for the lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since March 1, 2022. Therefore, the Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU as of such date.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection, with the latter being secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,The Board found that new evidence supported readjudicating the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus had onset during active service with continuity to the present. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible and consistent reports of experiencing tinnitus symptoms during service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are causally related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's chronic otitis media, left ear s/p radical mastoidectomy is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating.