Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral tinnitus, chronic headaches, and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records from 1974 to 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss, as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining a new VA examination with an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a medical nexus between the conditions and his military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and a skin condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

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

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for left hip condition and tinnitus due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder effective March 3, 2021, and a 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease from January 26, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reports of experiencing tinnitus during service with ongoing symptoms are credible and consistent with his service duties.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional error and obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral knees, bilateral feet, tinnitus, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability, and pilonidal cyst.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and tinnitus as they are inextricably intertwined with the character of discharge issue.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right and left foot disabilities from August 6, 2024, but denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to that date. The claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, tinnitus, and knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and reduced ratings, but granted reinstatement of a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity varicose veins.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee subluxation effective July 27, 2023, and TDIU. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition was denied.