Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied a compensable rating for lower back strain.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for lumbosacral strain was remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, painful surgical scars on both feet, and non-compensable ratings for left and right foot surgical scars. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and various musculoskeletal conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, and actinic keratoses.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left ear, as there was no current diagnosis of tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder with shin splints, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The right knee disorder with shin splints was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pinguecula and denied the claims for service connection for a dental condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, higher ratings for left knee disability and scar, and compensable ratings for left hip conditions.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and tinnitus, based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's honorable service in Iraq.

The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and remanded the claims for asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, fibromyalgia, GERD, OSA, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and left knee extension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a more thorough medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for bruxism and migraine/ headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental disorder, but dismissed the claims for degenerative arthritis lumbar spine with strain (back condition) and vertigo due to procedural issues. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the appellant's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for increased ratings for tension headaches, PTSD, burn scar of the right flank area, left ear hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 17, 2024, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent initial rating for hearing loss.