Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a lung condition (other than sleep apnea), left ear hearing loss, and gastritis/GERD are all denied. An effective date of May 17, 2011 is granted for the grant of service connection for gastritis/GERD.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection for arthritis and a right ankle disorder is denied.

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

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss as secondary to tinnitus, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with effective dates set at April 2, 2018. The rating assigned is 10 percent for bronchitis and cervical neck strain.

The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to revise a March 1969 rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus aurium, and has changed the effective date of this award from August 14, 2003 to December 15, 1968.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to June 19, 2017 due to his employment status and income records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus are being remanded for further development due to duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reconsidered with consideration of the Veteran’s in-service exposure to herbicide agents and noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, renders him unemployable. The Board finds that his PTSD alone does not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and panic disorder, without agoraphobia and unspecified trauma and stress-related disorder (claimed as mental disorder) have been dismissed due to the Board having no jurisdiction to adjudicate these appeals under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person is denied as he does not require such assistance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied the remaining claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left leg shin splints, residuals of a low back injury, right leg shin splints, and residuals of a right leg injury. The decision is based on new evidence received after the July 2019 denial that supports the Veteran's claim of tinnitus being related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw all issues remaining on appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus disability, finding that these conditions are causally related to his active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, which he reported began during service and has continued since then, is now granted as service connected.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to diabetes. Service connection was denied for Bell's palsy due to lack of evidence linking it to VA treatment.

The Veteran is granted a separate 20 percent schedular rating for his chronic left shoulder strain under DC 5202, but the Board finds that an extraschedular rating is not warranted.,The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to an extraschedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder strain and bilateral tinnitus. The Director denied these claims in August 2017.,The Veteran seeks an extraschedular rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, but the Board finds that the schedular evaluation adequately contemplates his symptoms.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for hepatitis C service connection. Tinnitus service connection is granted, but the hearing loss claim remains pending and will be remanded.