Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 7, 2021, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain and secure substantially gainful employment during that period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including the side effects of medication taken to treat his back disability, precluded substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The appeal was denied for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a compensable rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a medical opinion addressing secondary service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as untimely, with no valid appeal under docket number 250102-497204.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, with panic attacks, anxiety disorder and unspecified insomnia. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service and has continued since then.

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

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, except for the grant of an earlier effective date for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD, asthma, and tinnitus based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of onset during or within one year after service and no medical nexus between in-service noise exposure and the current condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled, specifically by obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's lay statements and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, attributing it to the Veteran's military service due to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has been continuous since then.

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

The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for vertigo as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.