Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal of whether a timely request for Higher-Level Review was received for the March 2014 denial of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and right shoulder disability is denied.

The appeal was partially denied and partially remanded, with some claims granted and others denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychotic condition including PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for a right knee condition, finding no current disability.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions, including vision disability, allergies, and back pain, due to insufficient evidence of toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral tinnitus disability and an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, neurological disabilities of the right and left upper extremities, and right and left foot pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the RO.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and an earlier effective date of January 14, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral cataracts associated with hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury and right lower extremity sciatica, dismissed the appeal as moot. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right and left shoulder disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable disability rating for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus and entitlement to service connection for a right rotator cuff tear, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for tinnitus, and the Board has dismissed the case.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, prostate cancer, hypertension, bronchial asthma with chronic bronchitis, and CAD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, an initial 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and gastritis, as secondary to H. pylori, but remanded the claim for a compensable rating for Helicobacter pylori with gastritis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a left knee, right knee, lumbar spine, and right thumb disability.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.