Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on conceded noise exposure during military service.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied, and the appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions were dismissed as a matter of law due to concurrent elections.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the existence of current disabilities and their link to military service.

The appeals for service connection for a pituitary tumor and tinnitus were dismissed due to the Veteran's November 2024 attempt to elect appellate review before the Board being invalid.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 6, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for H. pylori, gastritis, and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for hearing loss and increased ratings for the left knee and leg fractures were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss but granted an effective date of January 19, 2023, for tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection claims and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to untimely appeals.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for decreased kidney function and frequent urination.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to a concurrent election of higher-level review and Board appeal, which is not allowed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a back condition, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, frequency of micturition, and hypertension.

The Board grants entitlement to service connection for tinnitus, but remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, hypertension, prostate cancer, and stroke.

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

The Board granted an effective date of October 19, 2016 for the award of service connection for tinnitus and June 18, 2019 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's statements regarding the onset of his tinnitus are credible and competent.

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

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from the March 2024 grant of a 100 percent rating for mantle cell lymphoma, effective July 21, 2020, but denied such fees for the March 2024 grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.