Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right ear disability (cholesteatoma) and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus was caused by her active service.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as additional development is necessary.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus, denied a higher rating for tinnitus, and granted service connection for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus onset during service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.

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

The appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, while the claim for peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concussion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied increased ratings for left and right ankle disabilities. The issue of tinnitus was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it began during active service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include back pain associated with a right knee replacement and gout affecting multiple joints.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for breathing problems, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and penile condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss under the presumption of chronic disease due to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from September 28, 2009 to December 4, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraine headaches to correct a duty to assist error, including obtaining complete service treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law due to the August 2020 letter not constituting an adjudicative determination by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable disability rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.