Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a heart tumor (myxoma).

The Board granted an effective date of September 15, 2022, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and denied higher ratings for tinnitus, hypertension, and PTSD.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for stooped posture, a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with mixed anxiety and sleep disturbances, and denied a compensable rating for Parkinson's disease which is separate from the essential tremor with bradykinesia rigidity, right upper extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, sinusitis, and rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for OSA due to a lack of an adequate opinion on direct service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his military service due to noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The remaining issues of service connection for right arm radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, left foot neuropathy, and lumbosacral strain were dismissed due to untimely appeals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 5, 2021 for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left lower extremity radiculopathy, denied a compensable rating for rhinitis and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and dismissed the appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral plantar fasciitis, cyst of right side of neck with residual scar, disfigurement, to include scar on forehead, and cyst of right side of neck with residual scar, painful, as well as tinnitus were denied. However, an effective date of March 16, 2018 was granted for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities, which include posttraumatic stress disorder and various musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than February 1, 2022, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD but granted a TDIU with an effective date of February 1, 2022.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no causal relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis, and asthma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his credible reports of onset and continuity of symptoms during service.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine condition and depression, but denied an increased rating above 10 percent for tinnitus during the review period (from June 10, 2022, through October 5, 2023), and remanded claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis and diabetes mellitus type II.