Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board remands all of the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining complete service records, Social Security Administration records, and VA examination and medical records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for multiple conditions, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability or sufficient symptomatology to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied it for left ear hearing loss. The lower back condition was remanded.

The veteran was granted an effective date of September 11, 2019 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, fatigue condition, sinusitis, and tinnitus. The claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for fibromyalgia and headache condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus and headaches, due to a duty-to-assist error regarding VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a TDIU and earlier effective dates for service connection of various disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a TDIU prior to August 30, 2019 and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to January 31, 2019, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 22, 2017, to April 21, 2024.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 15, 2016, for the grants of service connection for PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus were dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining potentially relevant Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are attributable to the Veteran's active duty service.