Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is dismissed as the claim was fully granted on July 27, 2024.,The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for PTSD and left shoulder strain are denied. The earliest effective date for both conditions is July 27, 2024.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied. The current rating of 70 percent remains unchanged.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain is denied. The current rating of 20 percent remains unchanged.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service and is not proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that there is no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is due to his military service and noise exposure. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to November 21, 2020, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. Service connection for psychiatric disability and back disability are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted, and you are now receiving a 10% evaluation for this condition since March 18, 2020.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. The rating for the surgical scar left knee, associated with residuals of left knee injury, postoperative, and the claim for right knee degenerative arthritis are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim of bilateral hearing loss due to exposure during active duty.

The appeal seeking revision of the December 1972 rating decision that denied entitlement to a separate compensable disability rating for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in functional impairment sufficient to render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and prior experience throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the cases regarding bilateral hearing loss and a bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran is granted earlier effective dates of April 1, 2016 for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance, loss of use of both feet, and under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and (r)(1).,These awards are in full grant of the benefit sought as the Veteran's attorney explicitly requested an effective date in April 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

Your claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted and effective as of August 23, 2024. The appeal is dismissed because the grant constitutes a full resolution of your request.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues, including service connection for various conditions. The Board has remanded several of these claims due to new evidence received after the September 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, TBI, and vertigo, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has found that new evidence was submitted regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus. The case is being remanded to obtain a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the diagnosed tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's degenerative cervical spondylosis (neck disability) is denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding a nexus between his current condition and in-service noise exposure.