Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned. The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted, but the claim for service connection for MDD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, IBS, and tinnitus) are found to preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is granted.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development due to the submission of new VA treatment records and medical examination results.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain relevant private treatment records and for VA to fulfill its duty to assist. The Veteran is required to provide any missing records, including a June 1977 hearing test from Virginia Electric & Power Company and all records from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Family Medical Practice.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The claims for Meniere's syndrome and right ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it began during active service.,Service connection for the right knee condition and left knee condition were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to in-service complaints or events.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in total unemployability, as he has not provided specific information about his employment history and income levels.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of February 17, 2017. However, the actual effective date is set at February 14, 2021 due to a supplemental claim for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tinnitus have been granted as they are found to be related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection. The Board finds that the Veteran has credible statements of continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's bilateral eye disorder and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction (secondary to a service-connected disability), and an acquired psychiatric disability remain pending and will be remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a brain cyst and tinnitus, finding that the most persuasive evidence did not support an etiological relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, and a higher rating for tinnitus have all been denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right hip condition is denied as not related to active duty.,A noncompensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 23, 2023, is denied.,A 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis since January 23, 2023, is granted.,The Veteran's sinusitis does not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma. As a result, the Veteran's claims have been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may relate to his tinnitus and its onset.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The VA examiner's opinion was not supported by an adequate rationale, particularly regarding the Veteran's lay statements about his symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and right eye injury residuals.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of tinnitus due to the death of the appellant.