Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the reduction in evaluation from 10 percent to 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss was proper, and denied increased evaluations for tinnitus, bilateral otitis media, and a perforated left tympanic membrane.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to the veteran's exposure to loud noises during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date than June 2, 2000, for the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current tinnitus to service, and the veteran's hearing loss did not warrant a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vertigo is not related to his service-connected right ear disorder, and therefore denied this claim. The tinnitus was found to be related to a service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was denied, and the effective date for service connection for tinnitus was set at September 2, 1999.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective October 14, 1998.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are as likely as not due to noise exposure during service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury that caused the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and increased evaluations for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, finding that he did not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not warrant an increased disability evaluation, with the current ratings being considered appropriate based on the severity of his symptoms as reflected in audiometric test results.

The veteran's chronic tinnitus is granted service connection as it may not reasonably be dissociated from his already established service-connected hearing loss in the left ear.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for a 10 percent rating for tinnitus and an earlier effective date of August 14, 1992.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claims of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for being 'new and material' as it was either cumulative or redundant.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not warrant higher evaluations, as they were all rated at the minimum (10%) level under applicable VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service.

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The veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but his bilateral hearing loss and right knee disorder are not. His back disorder is also service-connected.