Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decision duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral feet neuropathy, and lung issues.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation due to not meeting the legal criteria.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and updated TERA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it began during the Veteran's period of active service or within one year after his completion of active service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hand tremors, but dismissed the claim for a left knee disability and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 6, 2019, for the award of service connection for tinnitus based on clear and unmistakable error in a February 2020 rating decision.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reports and established in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left ankle condition, a lower back condition, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as they require further development.

The Board granted service connection for recurrent tinnitus, left ankle disability, and left lower ear scar but denied service connection for hair loss. The Board also denied initial compensable ratings for tinea pedis and rhinitis.

The Board remands the matters of whether new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the issues of service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right wrist disability, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding the claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraines.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.