Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2003

The Board granted the veteran's claim for pension benefits with an effective date of October 1, 2001. The veteran argued that his initial claim should have been accepted as the effective date or November 1999 when he turned 65 years old.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the appellant. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are attributable to service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is related to noise exposure during active duty and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus effective October 4, 1997. The veteran's appeal is denied as there is no legal entitlement to an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus in November 1980, concluding that there was no evidence of tinnitus during active service and no link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that the veteran did not have current left ear hearing loss by VA standards and that his right ear hearing loss was not related to his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus, left ear hearing loss disability, right ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus, bronchitis, hemorrhoids, and anxiety. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that a 10 percent evaluation was the highest rating available under applicable VA regulations.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and compensation for PTSD and tinnitus were denied.,PTSD was rated at 30 percent, with no higher rating granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current disability or evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's tinnitus and bilateral defective hearing have been granted initial noncompensable evaluations. The postoperative septal deviation has also been granted a noncompensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his pre-existing hearing loss existed prior to service entry and was not aggravated by active duty.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, specifically noise exposure during active duty. As a result, the appeal for these conditions is granted.

The Board has reopened the claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are both attributable to service, leading to a grant of service connection for these conditions.