Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and a bilateral tinnitus disability, finding that the criteria for both were met.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus as moot, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment from May 7, 2007 through October 7, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded the claims for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for frost bite in feet, trench foot, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a lung condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to coronary artery disease was denied, along with the claim for a skin condition.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to August 7, 2019, and the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date was denied. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board grants an effective date of March 19, 2023, but no earlier, for the awards of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. For the initial disability rating, a 50 percent rating is granted for hearing loss, while tinnitus remains at 10 percent.

The Board granted separate evaluations of 30 percent for vertigo, 10 percent for tinnitus, and 10 percent for left ear hearing loss prior to March 13, 2022.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher initial rating for tinnitus, but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status effective May 16, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for low back strain, tinnitus, and PTSD. However, it granted a 30 percent disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claims for bilateral knee conditions.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypertension and lumbosacral strain (back pain) based on new evidence, while denying increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and tinnitus. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on new evidence that was submitted after the initial denial.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Appellant's credible report of its onset after exposure to gun fire during active military service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right big toe disability as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for restoration of ratings and higher ratings for various conditions, as well as earlier effective dates for certain ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and back injury, and remanded the claims for service connection for foot pain and neck condition.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and shoulder disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus.