Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus, sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for re-adjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted, including private treatment records related to the claimed conditions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus on a basis other than as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, headaches, left knee MCL strain with limitation of flexion, and left knee MCL strain with bracing post-surgery, but granted service connection for CFS, left leg RLS, and a 10 percent rating for scar, left lower extremity knee. The effective date for the 70 percent rating for PTSD and the 30 percent ratings for headaches, OSA, and scar, left lower extremity knee were also granted from April 26, 2013.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the appellant's tinnitus is related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a sinus disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 30 percent for the Veteran's headaches, but denied service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and right lower extremity nerve disabilities. The claims for PTSD, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, tinnitus, and hearing loss were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for acromegaly, a pituitary adenoma, and tinnitus due to missing active duty service treatment records and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as a compensable rating for the linear scar on the right index finger.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for degenerative disc disease, thoracolumbar spine with neural encroachment L4-5, but denied service connection for sleep apnea and a righthand disability. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 30, 2008 to prior to March 3, 2011.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not attributable to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for left shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right foot condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation of thoracic outlet syndrome with left shoulder involvement, dismissed an appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the evaluation of thoracic outlet syndrome with right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and denied earlier effective dates for service connection for scar, right upper extremity, as well as claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic nephropathy, as well as awards of service connection for various peripheral neuropathies and amputations.

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