Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial rating of 70 percent. The ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus remain at 10 percent each, but the effective dates are set to December 5, 2016. Service connection for an abdominal disability is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability. Effective dates have been established for these determinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's claim was not timely filed and no new evidence had been submitted within one year of the denial in October 1988.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is found to have begun in service and has persisted, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are deemed to have rendered him unemployable since November 2008, and the Board has referred the issue of TDIU prior to May 9, 2014, on an extraschedular basis for further consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back and left knee conditions, do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus, low back disability, cervical spine disability, and migraine headaches are all found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective November 4, 2016, due to the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded for further evaluation as the current ratings do not reflect their full severity.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for right great toe injury and left Achilles tendonitis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus disability was adequately rated under the schedular criteria, and no extraschedular rating was warranted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The cervical spine, lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and kidney disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. Service connection was also established for major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and trauma-related disorder. The Veteran's back disability is now rated at 40 percent from January 24, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted on a substitution basis due to his death. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss was related to military noise exposure, and his tinnitus is considered a symptom of his now-service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of March 25, 2015. The Board granted a TDIU rating effective from that date.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.

The Veteran's headaches associated with TBI are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, and his tinnitus is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for a disorder claimed as degenerative arthritis was denied because the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's arthritis diagnoses were found to be unrelated to his military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and low back pain were also denied as the evidence did not support a finding that they began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.