Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unavailable service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 3, 2019, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left shoulder condition and granted earlier effective dates of May 13, 2019, for both the service connection of left shoulder condition and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches, and assigned a 10% rating for right armpit dermatitis. IBS was denied, while claims for other conditions were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a compensable disability rating for hypertension, an increased rating for PTSD with adjustment disorder and depressed mood, an increased rating for tinnitus, and increased ratings for left knee status post meniscectomy with arthritis and right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a neck disorder, low back disorder, shoulder disorders, knee disorder, ankle and foot disorders, skin rash, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on an extraschedular basis for the period before October 20, 2015, as his service-connected hypertension, hearing loss, and tinnitus did not preclude him from securing and maintaining gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for headaches and TDIU.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus and a bilateral hearing loss disability due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those related to various disabilities and service connection.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist, requiring an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, migraine, and tinnitus but denied it for an eye disability, left knee arthritis, nerve damage post removal of wisdom tooth, right arm arthritis, and right knee arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg condition, speech condition, and remanded the claims for a left foot disability, low back disability, increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, increased rating for tinnitus, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for an opiate dependency disorder is dismissed, and the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability, GERD with hiatal hernia, and sleep apnea while denying service connection for hypothyroidism, TMJ, stress headaches, and other conditions. The effective dates for the grants of service connection were not earlier than February 27, 2021.