Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, lumbosacral strain, and a neck condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for an insomnia disorder, finding that the conditions were not directly related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and tinnitus. The increased evaluation claim for pes planus was denied, as was the increase in rating for the right wrist fracture. The reduction of the right wrist rating from 10 percent to 0 percent was found improper, restoring the 10 percent rating.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) beginning April 30, 2024, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for tinnitus with insomnia disorder but granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2021.

The Board granted an effective date of October 12, 2022 for the awards of service connection for major depressive disorder with traumatic brain injury and tinnitus, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, facial numbness (Bell's palsy), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and right knee strain. The claims for a left knee strain, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, cervical neck strain, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral foot disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for other specified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, left hip condition, left knee condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right hip condition, right knee condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, shin splints, left leg, shin splints, right leg, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disability began during active service and is related to hazardous noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability, but remanded the claims for a left foot, right foot, left hip, right knee disabilities, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain.

The Board denied the appeal for service connection for tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not received to warrant readjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the appellant's tinnitus is related to her active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's report of continuous symptoms since his deployment in Qatar.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from July 1, 2016, to June 25, 2017, and beginning June 26, 2017, due to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and a 70 percent rating, but no higher, prior to June 11, 2018 for PTSD. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, left lower extremity nerve, lung, tinnitus, and vertigo disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms during the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of a current disability at any point during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding the Veteran's reported symptoms did not meet the medical definition of tinnitus and were instead consistent with transient ear noise. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand disability, and right shoulder disability are remanded for further development.