Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and foot disabilities. The claim for NSC pension benefits was dismissed as moot due to a higher disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for bilateral tinnitus, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to follow and secure substantially gainful employment, thus a total disability rating for individual unemployability is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and remanded the claims for tinnitus, facial scars, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, GERD, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's active service included hazardous noise exposure and that he has experienced tinnitus for many years.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding the evidence to be at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an August 31, 2019 effective date for service connection for tinnitus and a 10 percent rating from August 31, 2019 to October 26, 2019, but denied a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was also denied as the Veteran's statements were found not credible.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, a right hand scar, and residuals of a right leg injury.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 5, 2013, for service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hearing loss, back condition, and neck condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and presumed fine particulate matter exposure during his Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including knee and foot conditions, a low back disability, radiculopathy, tinnitus, and a neck condition, to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling VA's duty to assist by rescheduling missed examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and neck condition, but remanded the claim for a bilateral ankle condition.