Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep disorder (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for an eating disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for right and left elbow conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for chronic female issues, while remanding the claims for right hand basal cell carcinoma, jaw basal cell carcinoma, and lymphomas.

The Board grants service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and a private medical opinion that considered his noise exposure without hearing protection.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending Board appeals and is satisfied with his 100 percent combined rating.

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

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as recent evidence suggests a worsening of service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it is not related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as remanded claims for hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, prostate condition, thyroid condition, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including considering new evidence associated with the file since the April 2016 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including PTSD with a rating of 70%, and remanded others.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and granted an initial 30 percent rating for vertigo, while denying higher ratings or service connection for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a compensable disability rating of 10 percent for idiopathic central serous choroidopathy of the right eye, but remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal for a higher disability rating was denied, but TDIU based on the single service-connected disability of depression; adjustment disorder; with alcohol induced mood disorder; neurosis; and unspecified anxiety disorder was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was less likely than not related to his military service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to his active military service.

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 a headache condition, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.