Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal was granted for service connection of a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and a right wrist disability due to new evidence. Tinnitus was granted on direct service connection.

The veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for allergic rhinitis and irritable bowel syndrome were denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for a headache disability.

The Board granted an effective date of May 20, 2021, for service connection for tinnitus but denied earlier effective dates for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was also denied.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision denying service connection for bronchitis, hearing loss, sinusitis, tinnitus, and asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claim for enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) due to a need for an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as remanded service connection claims for a lung condition and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence to be in relative equipoise.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus on an extra schedular basis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a low back disability.

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

The Board granted an effective date of January 10, 2019, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disorder, and tinnitus were denied due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for esophagitis, effective April 10, 2023, and denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder with anxiety, tinnitus, and epididymitis with chronic scrotal pain.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus is related to his military service.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).