Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism.

The Board granted readjudication of the issue of whether the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to entitlement to VA benefits, exclusive of health care and related benefits authorized under Chapter 17, Title 38, United States Code. The other issues were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on credible lay statements and evidence of in-service noise exposure.

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

The appeal was withdrawn and dismissed by the appellant prior to the Board's promulgation of a decision.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on continuous symptoms since active service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the veteran's service-connected conditions, except for diabetes mellitus type II which was granted an effective date of February 25, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes mellitus, type II, and tinnitus. The claims for depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were remanded.

The appeal was denied for an initial compensable evaluation for a mild systolic murmur, and several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, tinnitus, and hearing loss as the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and readjudications of 1151 claims, as well as dismissed certain appeals.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as premature, while remanding the claim for a back condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for plantar fasciitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and colon disability due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

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