Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions is remanded due to the AOJ's failure in its duty to assist, including verifying the Veteran's service and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as there was no evidence to support that a service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence from a VA examination.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, diabetes mellitus, type II, and tinnitus. The issues related to the right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether it had an in-service onset and continued to the present.

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

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating of 50 percent for sinusitis with headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for a right ankle condition, while remanding the claim for an esophageal condition.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was withdrawn, the claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied, and the claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of tinnitus as it has been granted with the maximum schedular disability rating and the earliest effective date possible.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted service connection for a right knee disability. The ratings for tinnitus, limitation of flexion and extension of the right hip, impairment of the right hip, lumbar spine disability, and left ankle disability were also denied or granted as appropriate.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding a relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of the condition during or after service, and the Veteran denied experiencing it.

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

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals, effective January 6, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, denied earlier effective dates for prostate cancer residuals and major depressive disorder, denied increased ratings for CKD, tinnitus, and hearing loss, denied a higher rating for depression, and denied an earlier effective date for prostate cancer residuals. The Board granted TDIU and an earlier effective date for chronic kidney disease.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis right hand, back pain, foot pain (bilateral), knee pain (bilateral), and migraines (headaches) but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as well as an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective April 30, 2021.