Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible report of onset during service and continuity of symptoms since then.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory disability, and left knee disability.

The Board granted increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and restored a 10 percent rating for a painful scar. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and erectile dysfunction, as well as increased ratings for tinnitus, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, radiculopathy in both lower extremities, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis. The claims were also remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and anxiety disorder, while also denying an earlier effective date.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for tinnitus for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a VA opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his in-service exposure to toxins, including the total potential exposure through all applicable deployments and the synergistic, combined effect of all TERAs of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and remanded the claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with sacroiliac injury and weakness due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim of service connection for Diabetes Mellitus II (DM II) and assigned an effective date of June 24, 2022, but no earlier. The claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded issues related to bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of liver transplant with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma status-post liver transplant, claimed as liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal for PTSD, COPD, and tinnitus was dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, as there is no evidence that it began during his active service or within a year of his discharge.