Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip, left knee, left shoulder, lumbar spine, and left lower extremity nerve disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a throat condition and tinnitus were dismissed due to lack of response within 60 days of the Board's request for clarification regarding his preferred docket.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned an effective date of March 20, 2020 for patellofemoral syndrome left knee, right knee limitation of flexion, and patellofemoral syndrome right knee. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hemorrhoids to schedule VA examinations. The claim for a right knee disorder is denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claims for service connection for recurrent lumbar spine, right wrist, left wrist, and left foot disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) as the evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted an effective date for TDIU and SMC from September 1, 2017, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions. It also granted a 10% rating for GERD starting July 5, 2016, and other ratings as detailed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an earlier effective date for migraines, prior to June 13, 2022. The claim for an increased rating for migraine disability was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and reinstatement of a 10 percent disability rating for asthma, as well as a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and denied an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic neuropathy affecting both upper extremities.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for Meniere's disease with vertigo, effective from February 24, 2018. It also granted an initial 50 percent rating for headaches and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 8, 2019.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for chronic urticaria and a higher initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches from March 2, 2021, to August 5, 2021. The claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches from August 5, 2021, was denied, as well as the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot. The claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches were denied. An earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues related to the right ankle, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and pes planus were remanded.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 7, 2015, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no new evidence was received within one year of the August 1996 denial.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was granted a rating of 100 percent, and TDIU was granted. An increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.