Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted earlier effective dates of service connection for the veteran's left knee strain extension, right knee strain extension, left knee strain flexion, right knee strain flexion, left knee subluxation, right knee subluxation, left shoulder strain, and tinnitus back to February 16, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has tinnitus. The chest condition claim was remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from July 28, 2023, through September 21, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, linear midline lumbar surgical scar, and bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability and a separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

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

The Board granted an effective date of April 14, 2023, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, tension headaches, right and left knee strains, and right and left hip strains.

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

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act, and the claim for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has the condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his metastatic rectal carcinoma.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder and 10 percent for tinnitus from April 10, 2024 to the present.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate hearing impairment with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding their etiological relationship to noise exposure during active duty service.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus, corneal scar of the right eye with cataract and pinguecula, and PTSD, but remanded a claim for service connection for a skin disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during service and has continued since.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for left and right ear cholesteatoma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.