Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed, and service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia was granted. Effective dates were denied or remanded for other issues.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 28, 2023, for the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service.

The Board denied service connection for contact dermatitis and tinnitus, but remanded claims for cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, and ED as secondary to other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claim for a left shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine with arm and leg numbness, and a cervical spine/neck condition based on in-service acoustic trauma and exposure to high G-forces during fighter aviation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between his current condition and active service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and vertigo are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it was not shown in service, not shown to a compensable degree within one year of service, and is not causally or etiologically related to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, heart disability, liver disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and bilateral pes planus. The appeal seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability was dismissed.

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

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression and PTSD was granted, while claims for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left restless leg syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, chronic headaches, and bilateral tinnitus were denied or remanded.

The appeal for service connection for back pain and tinnitus was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding its onset during military service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for increased ratings for knee and low back disabilities, as well as a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, dermatosis, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the earliest effective date of service connection has been granted, and no greater potential benefits can be discerned.