Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The back condition and frostbite of the hands and feet were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied service connection for various other conditions, including allergies/rhinitis, right hip joint pain inflammation - range of motion condition, left lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, migraine / tension headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and right foot inversion. The Board remanded several claims for further development.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) from November 5, 2008, to October 18, 2011, from January 1, 2012, to October 23, 2012, from February 1, 2013, to February 23, 2014, and from April 1, 2015, to March 10, 2024.

The Veteran was granted a single 100 percent rating for residuals of right ear otitis media, vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. An earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus to allow the RO to review additional evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, a mid/lower back disability, a right knee disability, a neck disability, a left shoulder disability, a left hip disability, a right hip disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to comply with a Court Order, as the prior decision did not provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus, service connection for an ear infection, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The left knee disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The claims for an earlier effective date of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, service connection for tinnitus, and service connection for left ankle disability were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them prior to the Board's decision.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypothyroidism while granting increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy in the right and left lower extremities, hearing loss (left ear), and a compensable evaluation for scars, burns (2nd degree).

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 13, 2022 to May 2, 2023 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's reported continuity of symptomatology and the presumption for chronic diseases.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus, nor was there continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of January 2, 2011 for a total rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus due to a procedural defect, and denied an initial compensable disability rating for athlete's foot.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 2, 2022, but not earlier, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted. The claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and bilateral knee disabilities are denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain outstanding service records and adequate nexus opinions.