Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development.

The Board granted a TDIU and an effective date of October 22, 2023, for the award of a 20 percent evaluation for right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss disability, but remanded the issue of a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss. The increased rating claim for IVDS was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. However, it granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, as no intent to file and a corresponding complete claim was received prior to January 13, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is presumed to have been incurred in service due to continuous symptoms since separation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on her credible reports of in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptoms since separation from active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right knee osteoarthritis, but denied service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right hand degenerative arthritis, left hand degenerative arthritis, left shoulder subdeltoid bursitis (claimed as degenerative arthritis), right shoulder strain (claimed as degenerative arthritis), major depressive disorder, and an anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity and denied increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, while remanding claims for a cervical spine disability, hypertension, and a left shoulder disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral vertical taluses and dismissed appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot plantar fasciitis. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of September 26, 2013 for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) for the period from August 29, 2014, to June 16, 2019.

The appeal for initial ratings in excess of 10% for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50% for unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 2018, for the 70 percent rating assigned for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and denied a higher initial rating. The decision also addressed various other claims related to service connection, TDIU, DEA benefits, and special monthly compensation.