Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, hearing loss, and tinnitus based on new and material evidence.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The claims of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot metatarsalgia and an initial compensable rating for left foot scars are being remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that no valid claim was filed prior to February 1, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have started during service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, headaches, ischemic heart disease, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to a Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and a psychiatric disorder are being reconsidered de novo due to the receipt of relevant official service department records.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective December 30, 2011.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and headaches were denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's tinnitus was incurred during service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed all issues from appeal due to the Veteran's attorney withdrawing representation and expressing an intent to withdraw all issues.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service noise exposure.,Service connection is denied for left ear hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether it had its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus due to the probative evidence being in equipoise as to whether it is related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his active duty and continued since separation from service.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, colon cancer, COPD, heart disability, sleep apnea, peptic ulcer, hydrocele, type II diabetes mellitus, urothelial cancer (claimed as bladder cancer), cervical spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The cause of death claim is also remanded.