Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to hazardous noise exposure during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was previously denied in April 2007. He filed a supplemental claim on February 19, 2020, which the Board found to be intended as a continuation of his previous claim. The effective date for this grant is set at February 19, 2020.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during service and has continued since then, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The Board is remanding the claims for right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities due to pre-decisional errors.

The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a full grant of benefits in prior decisions. Service connection is granted for left knee meniscus tear.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for her service connection decisions, finding that she did not meet the one-year deadline to perfect her claims and failed to provide good cause for missing this deadline.

An effective date of May 6, 2019, but not earlier, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for a social phobia anxiety disorder is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot due to the concurrent grant of service connection in a previous rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression and anxiety) was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, a recurrent sinus disability to include chronic sinusitis, a recurrent respiratory disability, and a recurrent cardiovascular disability. The Veteran's periods of active duty with the Missouri Army National Guard have not been verified.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted with effective dates of April 12, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further action regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and collapsed lungs (pulmonary edema) due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.,Specifically, the Board found no credible evidence that the Veteran experienced hearing loss or tinnitus during service or within one year post-service. The VA examiner also noted there was no objective evidence of in-service noise injury and no nexus to service for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board is unable to make a decision on the service connection claims without first determining whether the Appellant's misconduct was due to his psychiatric symptoms and obtaining a medical opinion regarding his mental status at the time of his misconduct.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his military service. The decision resolves all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression) and impotence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury (TBI), nausea, muscle weakness and pain, bowel incontinence, and urinary incontinence have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability or a relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and migraine headaches are being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to a duty-to-assist error.