Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss. The Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete, and an adequate medical opinion is needed.

The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric condition, possibly related to tinnitus, is remanded. The Board needs more information from medical experts.

The Board dismissed claims for diverticulitis, hiatal hernia, right ankle disability, and left finger scar. Claims for left ankle disability and acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. Other conditions were remanded.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right groin pain was denied, but the claim for tinnitus was granted.

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

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus and service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Other issues related to digestive system disability, back disability, right foot disability, psychiatric disability, and penile disability were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's tinnitus, finding that it began during active service and is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and anxiety were denied. The claim for left ear hearing loss was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed because the rating decision did not address the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran needs to file the correct form to reopen this claim.

The veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection related to upper respiratory infections, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left orchiectomy. The Board dismissed the case as there are no remaining issues.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was granted, with the effective date set to September 21, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The Veteran's claims were not supported by sufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted because the Board found that his tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to hazardous noise exposure during his active duty service.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 21, 2020, for a 100% combined rating. The evidence did not support a higher rating before that date.

The veteran is granted TDIU from January 11, 2019, to January 10, 2021, but the appeal for TDIU from January 11, 2021, is dismissed as moot.

The veteran is granted an effective date of November 1, 2008 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer was remanded. The veteran was granted an increased rating of 50 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied increases for diabetes and upper extremity neuropathy. Increased ratings were granted for lower extremity neuropathy.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was dismissed because it had already been granted. Claims for OSA, left foot condition, and right foot condition were denied due to lack of evidence. The claim for tinnitus was remanded for further examination.