Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but granted it for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, and other conditions. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the July 2023 rating decision was denied.

All appeals for service connection and rating reduction were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were adequately compensated by the current rating.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for a scar associated with malignant melanoma, an increased rating for tinnitus, and remanded claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to the service-connected condition of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for major depression.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran had good cause to miss a scheduled VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and other specified stressor disorder, but dismissed the claim for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lower lumbar spine degenerative arthritis based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support an earlier claim or a worsening of his conditions within one year prior to July 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all reasonable doubts in the Veteran's favor based on her report of continuous symptoms since service and the lack of significant contradictory evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claims for migraines and a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability. The issues related to tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 20, 2021, for service connection for tinnitus.