Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication of the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to her testimony regarding good cause. The Veteran had pending service connection claims at the time of his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is related to his active duty service and grants the claim.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are remanded to allow for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, nasal congestion, and sinusitis as the evidence is not persuasive that these conditions are related to service.,Service records do not show any complaints or treatment for hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, nasal congestion, or sinusitis during active duty. The Veteran's current diagnoses were first noted after separation from service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss, and thus, service connection for this condition is denied.,For tinnitus, the Board found no evidence of chronicity in service or within one year after separation. The examiner opined that the appellant's tinnitus was not incurred during his service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraines, including migraine variants. The decision on appeal found that new evidence was submitted to warrant readjudication of the claim for tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for depression, bipolar disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right hip disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to continuous symptoms since separation.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions are linked to his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of November 15, 2016. The Board found that the original December 4, 2012 communication did not constitute a pending claim and any subsequent claims must be treated as new.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have started during service and has continued since then, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service due to noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for right knee ankylosis due to the absence of evidence showing a current disability and no nexus between the claimed injury in service and any current condition.,The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no onset during service and insufficient medical opinion linking it to noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including larynx cancer and bladder cancer, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for the award of service connection for psychiatric disability, prostate cancer, and hypertension is granted. Effective dates are assigned for SMC at the housebound rate from March 20, 2025.