Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to the appellant's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the weight of evidence does not support a finding that it began during service, within one year of separation from service, or is otherwise etiologically related to active service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to an incomplete record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for right ear hearing loss and vertigo due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, as the claims were previously denied and became final.

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

The Board denied the restoration of service connection for tinnitus due to a clear and unmistakable error in the original grant, while remanding the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, bilateral flatfeet, and tinnitus, assigned an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis, and remanded claims related to ankle and respiratory disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of March 11, 2020 for the awards of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, TBI, right and left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, and migraines.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a new VA medical examination as the previous examinations are deemed inadequate.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for cervical strain, right shoulder strain, left knee strain with shin splints, and right knee strain with shin splints. However, it granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome and a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, mild and generalized anxiety disorder (claimed as ADHD) and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease on its own prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, allowing for an earlier effective date of May 23, 2016 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the statutory housebound criteria.

The Board granted service connection for a recurrent tinnitus disability, secondary to a service-connected hearing loss disability.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and left shoulder strain, but remanded claims for tinnitus, chronic pulmonary issues, and lower back pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an August 10, 2022 effective date for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism and denied increased ratings for tinnitus and a nonpainful and stable scar on the lumbar midline. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for tinnitus, finding that the severance of service connection was improper due to a lack of proper due process and insufficient evidence.