Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion to fully consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his insomnia disorder.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, back pain, and emotional temperament as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during a period of active duty for training due to exposure to excessive noise.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of appellate review lanes, while the appeal for a respiratory disability other than allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinusitis) is remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of September 13, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral finger condition, eczema, and a bilateral eye condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's reports of onset during active service and the presence of a chronic disease.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus and granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, but remanded a claim for a thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied, and the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings and service connection for heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and tinnitus were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in favor of the Veteran with a previous grant of service connection and assignment of a rating.

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

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied, while the appeals for ratings in excess of 40 percent for a back condition and in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and left ankle disability with Achilles tendonitis was granted prior to the decision, thus these claims are dismissed as they no longer remain in appellate status.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and sinusitis, or other non-specific respiratory disability. It granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's status-post left ankle fracture with Achilles calcaneal enthesitis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus for further development, including a new TERA memorandum and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis due to inadequate medical opinions.