Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for left ear tinnitus and left ear hearing loss due to military noise exposure, but remanded the issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee arthritis prior to September 25, 2017.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/homebound for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for eye disease. The Veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, but no higher.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, hypertension, anxiety disorder, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia, and migraines were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a scar from hernia surgery, a bowel condition, carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities, and tinnitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, deranged left knee, and tinnitus before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea, and remanded claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, digestive disorder, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

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

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a scar of the head. The tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, resulting in the dismissal of both issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for eczema and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment, and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection and an earlier effective date, awarding a 100% rating for acoustic schwannoma status post resection with vertigo and staggered gait to include right hemiplegia stroke and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between her in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence relating it to her in-service hazardous noise exposure.