Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an initial 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS, while denying service connection for a left shoulder disability and other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right ankle disability, and a left testicular disability due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to potential additional periods of active duty and a need for further medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 29, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus due to the Veteran's credible lay statements and conceded exposure to hazardous noise in service, despite a negative nexus opinion from the VA examiner.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current disabilities.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for right shoulder strain disability is dismissed, and the claim of service connection for tinnitus will be readjudicated due to new evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and a dental disability are denied.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, sinus headaches, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, left jugular venous distention, bilateral hearing loss, and multiple noncompensable disabilities were denied or dismissed.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings, but granted a 20% rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right and left lower extremities, as well as TDIU from March 30, 2011 to February 14, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding the evidence to be in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral foot condition, left hip condition, and stomach condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, both determined to be related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 11, 2021, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on persistent depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee condition, left knee condition, and right hip condition for readjudication by the AOJ in light of new evidence.