Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's ability to attend a VA examination.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), and tinnitus was dismissed as it was duplicative of an earlier appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to hazardous noise exposure during the Veteran's active service.

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining additional service records and a more comprehensive medical opinion.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as there were pre-decisional breaches of duty to assist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and denied increased ratings, except for a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a relationship between the current condition and his military service. The low back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right shoulder disability, but denied service connection for obesity. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, and an acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, as well as left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension) due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement, and also dismissed the appeal for tinnitus as there was no case or controversy.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for tinnitus, finding that the severance of service connection was improper.