Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, finding no evidence supporting a higher disability rating or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral leg pain but granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for tinnitus, major depressive disorder, low back disability, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, and radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve.

The Veteran's service connection for migraines was granted, and the ratings for tinnitus, depression, and asthma were either denied or restored. The claims for erectile dysfunction (ED) and TDIU were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee conditions, hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unemployable since at least 2009.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor due to conceded acoustic trauma during military service. The claims for a prostate disability, ED, and skin cancer were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from performing the physical and mental acts required for substantially gainful employment prior to April 3, 2018. However, he is entitled to special monthly compensation based on housebound status from April 3, 2018 to May 4, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and TDIU is granted effective October 21, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on a current diagnosis and conceded acoustic trauma during military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a lung disability as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

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

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and tinnitus, readjudicated the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and skin cancer, to include melanoma, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic left knee strain. The claims for service connection for back disability, bilateral sciatica, left ankle disability, left foot disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a headache disability, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities but denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of chronic sinusitis and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and amputation of the right fourth toe due to diabetes as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the claim for service connection for tinnitus, and it has been dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions were incurred in service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the presumption that it is a chronic disease and was incurred during active military service.