Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The application to reopen a claim of service connection for tinnitus is granted, and the issues related to sleep disability, left lower extremity weakness, speech (aphonia) and swallowing difficulties, and thrombosis, transient ischemic attack are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded claims for increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder in remission and traumatic brain injury, as well as service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral optic neuritis with reduced visual fields, left wrist fracture residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, rendered him incapable of substantially gainful employment from May 8, 2019, to August 10, 2021.

The Veteran was granted a rating of 60 percent, but no higher, from December 1, 2019 for the evaluation of Meniere's Syndrome with tinnitus. An earlier effective date than December 1, 2019 for service-connected Meniere's Syndrome with tinnitus was denied.

The Board remands the case for further development regarding the character of discharge and service connection issues due to changes in regulations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for tinnitus and asthma were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and her military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for chronic suppurative otitis media and denied an increase in the rating for tinnitus. The other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on a finding of continuous symptoms since service, which qualifies as a presumptive condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no credible evidence linking the condition to his military service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for back pain/disc issues, an initial compensable disability rating for unspecified headaches syndrome, and dismissed the claims for service connection for tinnitus and increase evaluation for restless leg syndrome (RLS).

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were continuous or recurrent in service or since service separation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a combined evaluation higher than 80 percent.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for a back injury but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his exposure to hazardous noise during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left hip disability, and a right hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on new evidence that was not considered in previous decisions.