Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea were denied. The claims for a left knee disorder and tinnitus were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for tinnitus, high cholesterol, and hypertension were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them. The claim for neuropathy in the left foot was remanded for further examination.

Service connection for a headache disability, vertigo, and bruxism is denied. Service connection for a right eye disability is granted. Effective dates for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with cannabis use disorder are granted. A 70 percent rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are granted. Claims for TBI, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current headache disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current vertigo disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current bruxism disability.,The Veteran's right eye disability was at least as likely as not incurred during service.,The effective date for erectile dysfunction is December 12, 2022.,The effective date for PTSD with cannabis use disorder is January 26, 2021.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted due to in-service hazardous noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of hearing loss.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the issue of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

Service connection for gastrointestinal disability and tinnitus is granted. Service connection for left ankle, right ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities is denied. All other issues are remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for service connection for left knee pain was remanded for further examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for tinnitus because the medical evidence was insufficient. A new VA examination is required.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder and tinnitus is granted as January 19, 2023.

The Board granted an initial effective date of November 16, 2020 for service connection of pulmonary fibrosis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's tinnitus, finding it attributable to service due to hazardous noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for TBI and higher ratings for various conditions but remanded decisions on the effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy and rating for IVDS.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's condition is attributable to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's tinnitus, acknowledging that hazardous noise exposure during reserve duty caused the condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was denied, but the claim for tinnitus was granted.

The veteran was granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinson's Disease and TDIU from September 17, 2015, to September 17, 2020. Several other claims were denied or remanded.