Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for chronic headaches, edema of the bilateral feet, and left knee pain were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2019, and an effective date of the same for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder. The claims for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, respiratory infection, and chronic sinusitis were remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal requests for the issues of right jaw injury and facial scar, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as untimely filed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, but granted service connection for a left knee condition, to include patellofemoral arthritis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus in the right ear to schedule a VA examination due to an alleged in-service event and current disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor that his tinnitus had its onset during military service. The claims for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to tinnitus were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the February 1971 rating decision, which denied service connection for tinnitus, based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, memory loss, Persian Gulf Veteran with a qualifying chronic disability, right foot disability, sleep apnea, dental disability (loose teeth) for compensation purposes, sinusitis, muscle pain in whole body, and stomach disability. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was denied as earlier than December 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request for the rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the appeals for diabetes mellitus type II and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy were withdrawn. The claim for a low back disorder is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a left knee disability, and a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left ankle disability, and right elbow disability after new evidence was submitted. The claim for a right shoulder disability was denied. Various knee and scar ratings were either granted or denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was granted, while the claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity radicular pain and knee pain were remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of headaches, generalized anxiety disorder, and bilateral foot exposure to excessive natural cold, but denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for several conditions including tinnitus.