Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, but remanded the claim for service connection of migraines.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's competent and credible lay evidence showed that tinnitus had its onset in service and has continued since that time.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a vestibular disorder, to include vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying service connection for gastroenteritis. The rating assigned was 10 percent for left ankle scars and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pinguecula.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, diagnosed as spondylolisthesis and tinnitus based on the evidence supporting their onset during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability ratings or a total disability rating based on unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for readjudication of service connection for tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ankle scars, tinnitus, and left ankle pain and reduced range of motion residuals from ligament repair.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for scars of the head, face, or neck.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), while denying service connection for hypertension. The claims for headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for depression. Migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further examination.

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

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied initial ratings above the assigned levels for various service-connected conditions, except for a 50 percent rating for tension headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was etiologically related to acoustic trauma experienced during military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claim for service connection for residuals of a perforated tympanic membrane of the left ear, to include tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, granted service connection for a TDIU, and remanded claims for service connection for voiding dysfunction, pulmonary disability, residuals of prostate cancer, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted an effective date of July 5, 2017, for the grant of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of March 27, 2014 for service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's initial claim for hearing loss filed in 2014.