Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle, left knee, back, and tinnitus disabilities but denied service connection for a left Achilles tendon tear and right knee disability.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's tinnitus resulted from service and that explains the rationale for its conclusions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, as he did not meet the schedular criteria and there was no reasonable possibility that his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical strain, lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, knee strains, psychiatric disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, shoulder disabilities, breathing disability, foot disability, headache disability, and joint disability, to provide the Veteran an additional opportunity for examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, GERD, and persistent depressive disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to December 22, 2022, due to a liberalizing law under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but remanded the claims for tinnitus, recurrent groin disability, and recurrent headaches disability to include migraine.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The appeal for earlier effective dates and increased ratings was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, tinnitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as a compensable rating for TMJ. The appeal was denied based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus, right hand frostbite, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea were dismissed due to untimely filings.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2016, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and tinnitus, but granted entitlement to a TDIU and DEA benefits effective December 20, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for sinusitis. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew all claims and appeals, leading to the dismissal of the issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to a lack of service-connected disabilities meeting the criteria necessary for such benefits.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral foot condition (neurological) and fungal condition of the feet for further development.