Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, sleep apnea (not secondary to a service-connected disability), and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's low back disability was granted service connection.,Service connection for tinnitus was not established as the evidence did not show it was related to service.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for hearing loss and tinnitus claims, which were dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran's bilateral eye condition is granted service connection. Service connection for tinnitus, bilateral foot condition, and vaginal condition due to surgery are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in, at minimum, the effective loss of use of one foot. The criteria for establishing eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment have been met.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential errors in pre-decisional duty to assist. The Veteran's service connection claims for these conditions are being sent back for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

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

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, right shoulder disability, and tinnitus. The Veteran's active military service records are incomplete due to a failure to search the correct time span.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred during his active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, and left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA opinions. The cases will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 24, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the submission of a completed intent to file form received by VA on February 24, 2023.

The Veteran's tinnitus was incurred during service and has been chronic since then, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is being remanded due to procedural errors. The Board will need to gather the Veteran's complete occupational history and income information from each year on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for tinnitus and service connection for hypertension. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hearing loss was denied.,The appeals for service connection for a broken nose, sinus condition, and tinnitus were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, and sarcoid type granuloma of the right upper lip are granted. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and left shoulder condition are denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the June 2013 Rating Decision that initially denied service connection due to lack of evidence linking tinnitus to service. The Veteran's claim was granted with a 10% rating starting from March 14, 2025.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. A rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also denied.