Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, right elbow, left elbow, hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder and tinnitus due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury, disease or event causing these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to ensure proper development of evidence regarding their etiology, particularly addressing any possibility of delayed onset hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right foot sprain, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and denied an increased rating for left lower leg radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and lumbosacral strain. The issues related to right hip strain, right knee pain, left knee strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of appeals.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and an increased rating for tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, depression, mitral valve prolapse, and shortness of breath was dismissed due to claims processing errors. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for right ear hearing loss, while remanding the claim for left ear hearing loss.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for a lung condition and tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as further development is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is not related to his military service.

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

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, melanoma to the left lower eye lid, and skin cancer on the back was dismissed. The appeal for asthma was granted in part, as a Higher-Level Review (HLR) request was timely filed. Other appeals were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss (now bilateral hearing loss).

The Board granted an effective date of February 23, 2023 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.