Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, finding that the appropriate date was September 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and muscle strains in the left and right forearm group VII and shoulders, finding that these conditions began during the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral tinnitus, PTSD and persistent depressive disorder, and a TDIU prior to April 16, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to hazardous noise exposure during active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, attributing both conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50% rating for PTSD effective January 1, 2020 to December 30, 2021 and an earlier effective date of December 30, 2021 for a 70% evaluation for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in or caused by his service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for left knee arthritis, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and left ring finger disorder due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain an adequate addendum opinion that takes into account the Veteran's lay statements and provides a supporting rationale.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to errors in the record and a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded the claims for right shoulder, right knee flexion, and right knee instability conditions due to insufficient examination evidence.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service. The claim for a neck disability was remanded due to an unfulfilled duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for left ear tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, left and right pes planus, and left and right hallux valgus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for shortness of breath, an eye disability, PTSD, anxiety as secondary to PTSD, and migraine as secondary to anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for appendectomy scars and residuals of an appendectomy.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a low back condition and tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.