Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it was incurred during his active duty due to noise exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus, residuals of cervical spine fusion, and anxiety disorder NOS due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) on the form prescribed by VA.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to active service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable (0 percent) since September 18, 2018.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of a right knee disorder, an enlarged prostate, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) is granted as presumptively associated with herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient rationale in the August 2017 VA medical opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that a current diagnosis of tinnitus was established based on the Veteran's lay statements and his experience with buzzing sounds during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no credible evidence of its onset during service and determining that it is not related to his hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective dates for his service-connected disabilities is dismissed as the earliest possible effective date, January 1, 2019, has already been assigned.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of urethro-prostatitis is granted. The claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus, headaches, and psychiatric disorder, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective September 2, 2014.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of hepatitis C, a low back disability, and tinnitus due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and tinnitus are all found to be related to service. Hypertension is also granted as a direct result of service.,Service connection for dysthymic disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and tinnitus has been established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete service records.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues are remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service. The Veteran also had an unsuccessful attempt at securing a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to lack of any service-connected disabilities.