Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated by his active duty service. The right shoulder and right hand claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to missing service treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, service connection for various conditions, and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, bilateral tinnitus, generalized anxiety disorder (to include depressive disorder due to medical condition), and left foot tinea pedis. The Board also granted a 20 percent evaluation for the left shoulder strain but denied service connection for right lateral lower extremity radiculopathy and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from benefits resulting from the March 2024 grant of past-due benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate as he does not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent and additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent, separate and distinct from the 100 percent service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 3, 2019 for the service connection claims for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, residuals of left foot surgery, scar of the left foot, painful scar of the left foot, tinnitus, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding the Veteran's symptoms were not exceptional or unusual enough to warrant a higher rating under the schedular criteria.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for hearing loss. The claims for headaches, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it was not shown to be chronic in service, did not manifest within the applicable presumptive period, and there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus based on in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible and continuous report of symptoms since service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for various service-connected conditions, except for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) which was granted effective August 9, 2017.

The Board granted a revision of the May 1972 decision, granting an initial 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus effective September 16, 1969.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis, granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability from September 29, 2011, and granted an initial 10 percent rating for vertigo from the same date. The Board also denied service connection for restrictive lung disease, hypertension, cardiac muscle damage, testicular and groin pain, neck disability, back disability, right hand disability, right elbow disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus is related to noise exposure during active service.