Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, psychiatric disability, and multiple musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. The Board also denied an increased rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 17, 2017, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a dental condition. The claim for a liver condition was remanded.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The appeal for service connection for motion sickness, dizziness, vertigo; tinnitus; and bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for right shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ, and remanded claims for service connection for right wrist, cervical spine, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, including insomnia disorder with other medical morbidity (MDD) and denied a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, right foot condition, left foot condition, and right trigger finger. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and lung condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and tinnitus but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it is due to noise exposure during service.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 24, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for right leg pain, left leg pain, right foot pain, and left foot pain, restored a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain effective March 1, 2021, denied increased ratings for tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right hip strain, granted an earlier effective date for depression, and granted TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded the claims for lumbar spine IVDS, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and TDIU due to further development needed.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left knee strain with limitation of extension, left knee scar, and posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the dates and character of the veteran's National Guard service.