Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not attributable to the Veteran's military service. The appeal also includes remanded issues related to a higher rating and TDIU for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU and dismissed the proposal to combine service connection for patellofemoral syndrome, right knee limitation of extension with residuals of right knee total arthroplasty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus disability is related to his in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a low back disability, while denying service connection for bilateral keratoconus and eczema.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for a deviated nasal septum, a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for hearing loss, and service connection for a right knee disorder due to untimely filing of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and migraines, both directly related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for vertigo was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for early-onset peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities on a presumptive basis, but granted secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased 10 percent rating for atrial flutter.,The Board remanded several issues including service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities (both direct and secondary), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, coronary artery disease with implanted cardiac pacemaker, PTSD, hypertension, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The appeal was denied for various service-connected conditions, including a left knee cystic mass, sinusitis, tinnitus, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran, leading to the dismissal of both claims.

The Board granted earlier effective dates and service connection for tinnitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, while remanding the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to February 27, 2020, for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, eye damage, anxiety, and bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted a 10-percent rating for the Veteran's plantar wart right foot and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, and service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus. However, service connection was denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), heel spurs condition, right knee, left knee, lower lumbar back, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and sleep apnea.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction, and the claim for a lower back strain condition was denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, tinnitus, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Hepatitis C, a thoracolumbar spine disability, and a left knee disability, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current diagnosis or a link to service.