Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraines due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back injury, joint pain, right ankle deltoid ligament sprain, tinnitus, and sleep apnea (OSA) or sleep disturbances due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was not precluded from all types of substantially gainful employment consistent with his background and education.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of tinnitus, as he is currently rated 100 percent based on other disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of February 8, 2023 for service connection for adjustment disorder and denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to asthma, based on the Veteran's noise exposure in the Army and her service-connected asthma.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year of separation and that the Veteran's reports of onset were not credible.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a dental condition, claimed as fillings deterioration. The right eye disability, gastroesophageal disability, and inguinal hernia claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it was incurred in service due to noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were continuous since his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as a residual of the service-connected TBI, but denied initial compensable ratings for both the TBI residuals and migraine.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for an administrative decision on the character of discharge from the Veteran's second period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus, nor any continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for chronic sinusitis, 10 percent for tinnitus, and 30 percent for cervical strain. It granted an initial rating of at least 10 percent for right tibia fracture residuals effective January 26, 2018, and at least 20 percent effective June 2, 2021. The Board remanded several other issues including secondary service connection claims.