Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for tinnitus at a Board hearing.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but denied service connection for tinnitus. The Board also granted ratings in the form of effective dates for certain conditions, while denying increased ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an adequate medical opinion that reviews all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's military personnel records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, to include pneumonia. A 10 percent rating was granted for bilateral hearing loss but denied increased ratings for right ankle and tinnitus disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, kidney condition, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and tinnitus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for the veteran's bilateral tinnitus, left foot disability (4th and 5th digit extensor tendonitis), and left foot scars.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted an effective date of December 2, 1991, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 29, 2012 for the grant of service connection for PTSD but denied an earlier effective date prior to September 6, 2023 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a low back disability, and a left ankle disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for chronic rhinitis and vertigo, claimed as dizziness, are remanded.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed as the Board Appeal requests were not timely filed.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the veteran, and it was determined that the veteran did not have qualifying active military service to establish status as a veteran for VA benefits purposes.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and right knee disability due to deficiencies in the VA examination and character of discharge determination.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, but the Board granted entitlement to VA nonservice-connected burial benefits because he had pending claims for hearing loss and tinnitus at the time of his death.