Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain and lumbosacral strain, granted a 10 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy from February 20, 2019, to present, and granted TDIU from May 8, 2020, to March 17, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear sensorineural hearing loss, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis, allergies, and vertigo was dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disability (anxiety), hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically linked to hazardous noise exposure during his active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a link between the condition and in-service noise exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus and a left knee disability because the claims were granted with the earliest effective date possible, rendering them moot.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for dry eye syndrome, GERD, headache disorder, right hand disorder, left knee disorder, chest pain disorder, and skin disorder, to include dermatitis and/or eczema.

The appeal of the proposed action to sever service connection for a chronic left foot disability, to include corns and calluses, was dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for an allergen disability and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement and remanded the tinnitus claim for further development.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from June 19, 2016 to October 27, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in or was caused by in-service exposure to hazardous noise.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevents him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment from July 28, 2022, but no earlier.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link to active service.

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

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, a migraine headache disorder, and bilateral tinea pedis as they were not proper appeals under the Appeals Management Act appellate system.

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