Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran was granted a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 27, 2018 to February 21, 2022. The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was also set to August 27, 2018.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for both tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it related to noise exposure during military service.

The Board denied higher ratings for tinnitus, hearing loss, and leg scars but remanded decisions on other conditions.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to new and relevant evidence. The case will be reviewed again by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The Board denied service connection for both bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied. The claim for a lumbar spine disorder was remanded for further review.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims were remanded for further review.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the condition began in service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, acknowledging the Veteran's reports of these conditions since his service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and military noise exposure.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for left ear hearing loss were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeals.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder and higher ratings for tinnitus, PFB, PTSD, and knee disabilities. It granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee extension limitations as of January 9, 2020. The claims for intertrigo, gastrointestinal disorders, TDIU, and an earlier effective date for DEA were remanded.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for diabetes and an initial compensable rating for hypertension was denied. Service connection for tinnitus and total disability rating based on individual unemployability were granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, vertigo (Meniere's Disease), and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was granted. The other conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of tinnitus was dismissed because the veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, which began during their military service, has been granted.

The veteran's service connection for arthritis in the hips, knees, and lumbar spine was granted. Other conditions were remanded for further evaluation.