Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2003

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus are the result of service exposure to noise, and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and other benefits, resulting in a denial of all issues on appeal.

The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration of the veteran's claims due to a duty-to-assist violation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, perceived in the right ear, is a result of his military noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headache disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service. The pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service, and there is no evidence of noise exposure or other incidents in service that could have caused these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the other issues, finding that it was at least as likely as not that the veteran developed tinnitus during his military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including schizophrenia, knee issues, tinnitus, and hearing loss, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the criteria for entitlement to TDIU have been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss with tinnitus and PTSD, finding no evidence of current disabilities coincident with his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reconsider the claim for service connection for PTSD. The decision on whether this evidence is sufficient to reopen the claim will determine if service connection can be granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a significant change in the law regarding Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus will be reconsidered with consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence that it is related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is being remanded to the RO for scheduling an in-person or Board videoconference hearing at the RO.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for extra-schedular consideration.

The Board has determined that the appellant's defective hearing and tinnitus are related to his military service, specifically during periods of active duty for training and inactive duty for training. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the veteran's service-connected hearing loss.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that tinnitus, dizziness and nausea are due to or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the left neck.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's tinnitus is likely due to noise trauma in service, and the Board has determined that it is service-connected.