Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the VA examination provided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder (variously diagnosed as major depressive disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder).,Increased SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and earlier effective dates for service connection were denied. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent, which the Veteran already has.

The Veteran's TDIU benefits are effective from June 30, 2020. The criteria for basic eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits are established from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the eligibility criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grants due to a lack of permanent and total disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating based on these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including respiratory condition, bilateral hearing loss, and eye conditions, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from November 14, 2014 to April 25, 2021. From April 26, 2021, the Veteran's combined rating is at least 60 percent due to his respiratory condition and other service-connected disabilities, which makes TDIU moot.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with the Board finding reasonable doubt in favor of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's TDIU is denied as he did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU prior to January 1, 2021. The effective date of the award of SMC based on statutory housebound criteria is granted.,The Veteran does not have any service-connected conditions that qualify under the PACT Act, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, or radiation exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms post-service. The VA examiner provided a negative opinion regarding the etiology of the tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 1, 2016. The Board has granted TDIU for this period, but has also referred the issue of TDIU prior to June 1, 2016, for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions were dismissed due to his withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral knee condition, a bilateral shoulder condition, and a sleep disorder. The remaining issues of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, respiratory issues, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right CTS, and left CTS have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The claim for tinnitus has been reopened but denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service and is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of inactive pulmonary tuberculosis exposure are remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,An effective date earlier than January 30, 2007, for the grant of service connection for a lumbar scar is denied.,Effective dates earlier than September 25, 2018, for the grants of 10% ratings for partial paresthesia and ganglion cyst are denied.

The Board has granted a 50% disability rating for bilateral metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis as of June 24, 2015, but the effective date is set at November 6, 2018 due to the Veteran's failure to timely appeal prior decisions.