Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of service connection for depressive disorder with depressive features and anxiety disorder associated with tinnitus to April 29, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no new and relevant evidence to support a readjudication of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to the lack of a valid AOJ rating decision within one year prior to the submission of the VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate examination and medical opinions.

The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from April 19, 2021, to December 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, finding a relationship to the Veteran's service-connected back condition and in-service noise exposure respectively.

The Board denied service connection for hair loss, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vision loss in both eyes (claimed as glaucoma and cataracts), and PTSD and bipolar disorder, to include nightmares, night sweats, and sleep disturbance.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a disability manifested by bilateral eye irritation due to the lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board remands the service connection claims for tinnitus and vertigo to obtain VA examinations due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and non-compensable ratings for shin splints, right leg, left leg, and TBI. However, it granted restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain effective June 1, 2023, and remanded claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, and cervical strain.

The Board denied service connection for left foot drop, right foot drop, and bowel disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service. The claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was also denied as the highest schedular rating had been assigned.

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 and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee tendinopathy, cervical strain, and degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss. The appeal was remanded for further action regarding the initial disability ratings for headaches, left and right lower extremity stress fractures.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, from November 6, 2022, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension.