Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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 service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus, finding that May 25, 2022, was the earliest possible effective date allowed under law.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus, left ankle degenerative joint disease, and surgical scars, as well as earlier effective dates for service connection for right ankle strain with degenerative joint disease, right Charcot foot, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was onset during his service.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate previously denied claims for service connection due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II due to Agent Orange exposure and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while remanding an increased rating claim for residuals of prostate cancer (voiding dysfunction).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral flat feet, and readjudicated the claims for a lower back condition, right leg numbness and pain, and left leg numbness and pain based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during service or were directly caused by in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines associated with tinnitus effective December 11, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, post-operative residuals of cervical spine surgery, L5 bilateral spondylosis with grade 1 anterolisthesis, moderate-severe foraminal stenosis, left hip osteoarthritis, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, pes planus, and type II diabetes mellitus. The service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for right foot pes planus, while remanding the claim for a recurrent right foot disability to include corns.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic sinusitis, a respiratory disorder, claimed as respiratory insufficiency and dyspnea, and restless leg syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for readjudication of service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral foot strain as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's military service.