Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) — all decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to July 19, 2024, as the evidence did not show that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during this period.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's military noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further evidence.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to support the claim.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure. The issues of service connection for anxiety and insomnia were remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease (DDD) with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis from February 16, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a link between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, varicose veins, right knee disability, and bilateral foot pain causing impairment in earning capacity on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is due to in-service noise exposure. The low back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment from December 13, 2006, such that entitlement to a TDIU is warranted from that date.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for the issues of service connection for bilateral patellar tendinitis, tinnitus, and the proposed reduction in her disability rating for cervical stenosis/IVDS.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disability began during her active service and has continued since then.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development, specifically addendum opinions regarding the potential connections between these conditions and toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 20, 2021, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and earlier effective dates for the left knee strain rating.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for right knee strain and left knee strain were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.