Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and tinnitus due to a need for further development of the record.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records and a need for a clarifying opinion regarding the skin disability claim.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury, but remanded several other claims related to the character of discharge and various medical conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right ear tinnitus and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

The Board determined that the severance of service connection for PTSD, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and tinnitus was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in the initial award.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis prior to September 11, 2023. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's right knee meniscal injury and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a TDIU, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, benign prostate hypertrophy, persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, scars, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted an effective date of March 24, 2010, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and December 1, 2011, for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus resulted from active-duty military service, including in-service exposure to acoustic trauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable evaluation for hypertension, as well as service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and a thyroid disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to require regular aid and attendance, nor was he permanently housebound due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, and a sleep disorder due to an incomplete duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for traumatic brain injury and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disorder and remanded several other claims, including those for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headache, hypertension, cervical spine, thoracic spine, shin splints, foot disorders, and tinnitus.