Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal concerning the propriety of the rating reductions for the Veteran's right distal fibula disability and tinea pedis was dismissed, while SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted prior to February 20, 2024.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was dismissed as the Veteran filed his appeal more than one year after the AOJ's final decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and restored the 10 percent rating for a deviated nasal septum, while denying a compensable rating for a frontal scalp scar.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and various increased rating claims, and remanded several service connection issues.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis that conforms to DSM-5 criteria. The claim was also remanded for further development regarding an ear disorder, including tinnitus and transient ear noise.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral flatfoot, right knee bursitis, left knee bursitis, migraine headaches, and tinea pedis. However, it denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for earlier effective dates and increased rating, resulting in the dismissal of all related claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and tinnitus, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise the January 2019 rating decision that granted service connection for tinnitus from November 9, 2018, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and found that the character of the appellant's discharge is not a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for a penile disability, to include erectile dysfunction. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a mental health disorder (also claimed as depression) due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied increased ratings for right hip degenerative arthritis and bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma and service connection for left foot pes planus with left foot cyst.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for prostate cancer and denied it for tinnitus, with the prostate cancer issue remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, ear disability (other than tinnitus), and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support current disabilities or a nexus to service.

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

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, neck disability, hearing loss, and migraine headaches, but remanded the claim for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including left foot disorder, chronic left wrist sprain, and other hand injuries, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

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