Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and alcohol use disorder, as well as tinnitus, was dismissed as moot due to subsequent grants of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss and assigned a 30 percent disability rating. The claims for left ear hearing loss, initial ratings for shoulder conditions, and right ear hearing loss were denied.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, thus severing it was proper. However, there was not enough evidence to support severance of tinnitus, so that decision was improper.

The Board granted a separate rating for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus but denied increased ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee degenerative joint disease, left and right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and is related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a back condition, knee conditions, headaches, and others, as the evidence did not demonstrate that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service, ADT, or IDT.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was capable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, as well as increased ratings for certain service-connected conditions.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an increased disability rating for status-post arthroscopic surgery with scars, right knee.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 24, 2023 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned. The claims for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sleep apnea, and a gastrointestinal disability, claimed as gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (IBS).