Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure, hearing loss, and tinnitus symptoms.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and periodontal disease based on new evidence. Tinnitus was also granted service connection. However, right ear hearing loss and a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had an onset during service and has been present since then.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and tinnitus from February 10, 2021, but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased initial ratings of 10 percent and 20 percent, but no higher, for the right ankle disability and right shoulder disability, respectively.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, as it is already at the maximum schedular rating.

The Board remands the matter for a referral to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration of an effective date earlier than February 13, 2013, for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and thus invoking the benefit of the doubt doctrine.

The Board denied service connection for ringing of the ears and/or tinnitus, but remanded claims for a respiratory disability secondary to lumbosacral strain with kyphoscoliosis and special monthly compensation.

The appeal was dismissed due to noncompliance with claims processing rules prohibiting concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible report of experiencing recurrent tinnitus since service and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a back disability, and a neck disability based on the Veteran's reports of in-service onset and continuous symptoms.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and service connection for cervical spine and chronic sinusitis disabilities, while denying increased ratings for tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, migraines, and dyspnea on exertion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as he was satisfied with his current 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus) have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current disability.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2019, for the award of service connection for tinnitus was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus originated during his active service.

The Board granted an effective date of August 28, 2020, for the award of service connection for vestibular migraines with vertigo and denied a higher initial rating for the condition while granting a separate, initial 30 percent rating for vertigo associated with it.