Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, dermatitis of bilateral shoulders, actinic keratosis (claimed as psoriasis), multiple lipomas, fibrous papule of the right thigh, and left upper extremity scar secondary to lipomas. Several claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, but an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, a cervical spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, and a right shoulder disability due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, as well as other benefits, due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment or other severe symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hearing loss and an ear disability other than hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus before the Board's decision was promulgated.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, low back, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and right knee disabilities due to a lack of proper notification for examinations.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 30, 2022, due to an alleged pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to obtain private medical records.

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

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected heart disability from July 1, 2020 to March 3, 2023 and denied evaluations in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, 10 percent for tinnitus, and no compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for TDIU based solely on the service-connected heart disability was dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or continuity of symptoms after service, and the current tinnitus is less likely than not caused by or a result of military noise exposure.

The appeal was partially denied, with some issues dismissed and others remanded for further consideration.

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

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected persistent depressive disorder. SMC was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.