Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a complete record of service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than March 1, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and also denied a motion to revise the February 2007 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for breast cancer and a left foot disability.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, granted TDIU from January 8, 2020 to June 19, 2022, and granted DEA benefits effective the same date.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's pulmonary nodule disability and remanded claims for service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, as no claim was received prior to August 11, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset in-service and have continued to the present.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than September 15, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient notice regarding a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded one claim for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, and remanded claims for a psychiatric disability, memory loss disorder, tinnitus, and peripheral vestibular disorder with vertigo.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee tri-compartmental osteoarthritis, stress fracture of the tibia; tinnitus; and right great toe status post fracture, 1st distal phalanx.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left elbow disability, tinnitus, testicle disability (including erectile dysfunction), and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to in-service noise exposure or manifested within one year of discharge.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including residuals of facial burns, Parkinsonism, PTSD, tinnitus, and right-ear hearing loss, prevented him from performing the physical and mental acts required for employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the matter for a VA Housebound and Aid and Attendance examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI renders him permanently housebound.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart, upper and lower extremity, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus disabilities, and TDIU due to insufficient medical evidence.

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

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.