Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right ear and left ear hearing loss, as well as tinnitus.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and all claims for service connection were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension based on new evidence and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) finding of sufficient evidence of an association between exposure to Agent Orange and hypertension.

The Board denied readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a causal relationship between the current disability and the in-service disease or injury.

The appeal to establish that a request for higher-level review is valid for an effective date earlier than December 7, 2015, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, was denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, left shoulder strain, lumbar strain, status postoperative left knee partial meniscectomy/anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, right long finger sprain, and tinnitus. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability, and the denial of an increased initial rating for left foot plantar fasciitis was upheld.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings of erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as higher ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with TBI. The Board also denied service connection for sleep apnea and ADHD, and remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for hearing loss, left ear.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

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

The veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection and initial rating claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and throat pain due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to July 18, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and the acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and MDD), but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities during service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure.