Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in calculating the recoupment of separation pay from the Veteran's VA disability compensation payments. The AOJ needs to conduct a paid and due audit to determine the proper amount of recoupment.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for left ear hearing loss. Service connection is granted for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the AOJ's decision to disenroll the Veteran from the PCAFC program was not supported by adequate and sufficient evidence, and thus remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have continued since then. The decision is based on a presumption of service connection due to continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claims for service connection for left and right ear disabilities, to include hearing loss, were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 31, 2019 for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected conditions not meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus disorder is granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disorder and headache disorder, to include as secondary to a bilateral hearing loss disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and TDIU prior to August 10, 2022 is denied. However, from January 29, 2016 to August 10, 2022, the Veteran was granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete development, specifically the need for a vocational opinion assessing the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2010 to December 4, 2018.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C. § 1114 subsections (n) and (o) due to multiple service-connected disabilities independently rated at 50 percent or more.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service connected. The remaining claims for skin cancer, peripheral neuropathies, GERD, lung condition, liver condition, and low back condition are remanded due to lack of VA examinations or expert medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise to support these claims. The back issue is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic chest pain is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear but granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the Veteran's lay testimony and medical opinions, with no direct evidence linking the conditions to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is due to noise exposure during service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for bilateral tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service, including noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted, with the Board finding a relationship between his in-service acoustic trauma and current symptoms.