Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for panic disorder/obsessive compulsive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome/functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain & bloating, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea, photophobia, tinnitus, and tremors of the hands.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for an anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral pes planus, left shoulder condition, right knee condition, and dizziness.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the condition began during active duty and has continued since then.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was new and relevant, and that there was a credible report of continuity of symptomatology since active duty.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, mental disorder, right thigh disability, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury due to untimely notice of disagreement. The claims for a heart disability and low back disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a nexus to noise exposure during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in balance as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the Veteran's statements to be more probative than VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a back condition.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a lumbar spine disability based on the Veteran's credible statements regarding in-service onset and continuity of symptoms.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for insomnia disorder, unspecified, as a disability separate from and secondary to tinnitus, but denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for any acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and supporting the Veteran's credible assertions of experiencing recurrent tinnitus symptoms since service discharge.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, depression, and tinnitus due to duty to assist errors prior to the April 2024 rating decision.