Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for service-connected asthma and denied a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis. Service connection was granted for allergic rhinitis but denied for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sebaceous gland cancer of the right eye.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating of bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, and remanded several claims including service connections for various disorders.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it for diabetes, with the claim for tinnitus being remanded.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and Meniere's disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus on a direct basis, finding the evidence to be at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically linked to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, but granted service connection for headaches. The Board also denied increased ratings for a left shoulder disorder and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and hearing loss, as well as special monthly compensation based on housebound status or need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from February 11, 2019. He also received increased ratings for his radiculopathy in the right and left lower extremities.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left, major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an earlier effective date, as well as a higher rating for hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include mood disorder and simple phobia (odontophobia), but remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, intervertebral disc syndrome, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The appeal was dismissed for the proposed rating reduction of bilateral hearing loss, and various claims for service connection were denied.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee disability and service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, as well as a psychiatric disability, but remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sinusitis, and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for bilateral hearing loss as moot, effective from July 29, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 21, 2018, as his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while the other claims are remanded for further development.