Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2000

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral shin splints, a low back disability, a left leg disability as secondary to a low back disability, eczema (skin disorder), a right wrist disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not submit competent evidence to show plausible claims for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and evaluation of the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right ulnar nerve injury and scars. The claims of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen various claims have also been addressed.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he claims are related to exposure to noise during service. The case has been remanded due to incomplete information from a previous VA examination.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are due to acoustic trauma incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for evaluations of his lumbar spine, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities were denied. Service connection was granted for lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claims for buckling and weakness of the legs and chest pains are pending.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not well grounded. The evidence does not show a disease or injury in service, nor is there sufficient medical evidence to link current disabilities to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury and original compensable evaluations for tinnitus, as well as his shoulder and lumbosacral spine disabilities. The decision also notes that the appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, and hearing loss. The claim for pension was also denied due to lack of a permanent disability preventing gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is due to injury of service origins and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between any such conditions and military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for residuals of a broken nose, tinnitus, and dizziness. The evidence supports that these conditions are not related to service or any incident therein.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for service-connected tinnitus. The Board found that the September 1975 decision did not become final as it pertained to tinnitus, and the proper effective date was March 10, 1976.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and any pertinent treatment records. The claims of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus will be reconsidered.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations of his anxiety disorder and duodenal ulcer, as well as service connection for abdominal aneurysm, back disorder, tinnitus, and PTSD. The RO evaluated these conditions at their current assigned rates.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease are service-connected based on direct evidence of their onset during active duty.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as they are not well-grounded based on the lack of evidence showing a nexus to service.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus with vertigo and his period of active duty for training, thus denying service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition, hearing loss, and tinnitus are not well-grounded. The claim for secondary service connection for major depression as secondary to ulcer disease is well-grounded. The veteran's current evaluation for his ulcer disease remains at 20 percent.

The VA denied the claim for service connection for tinnitus as not well grounded due to a lack of medical evidence linking the condition to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cardiovascular disability and psychiatric disability. The evidence does not support a finding of new and material evidence to reopen these claims.