Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2005

The veteran's claim is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including medical examinations and a review of his claims folder. The case will be reconsidered after this process.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for hearing loss and concluding that both conditions were not related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing VCAA notice. The veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for eustachian tube dysfunction and service connection for tinnitus are pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's tinnitus disorder was not incurred in or related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, but remanded his claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that there was no evidence showing VA negligence caused or aggravated his left ear hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus.

The veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities he claims are related to his active military service, including radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease. The appeal involves issues regarding the reopening of a claim and the establishment of service connection.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, and service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The RO/AMC will need to obtain a new VA audiological evaluation and provide an addendum with opinions on the likely cause of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of bilateral knee injuries, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to his military service and cannot be linked to any service-connected disability, leading to a denial of both direct and secondary service connection claims.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus. The decision is final.

The veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he contends was incurred as a result of inservice noise exposure. The case is remanded to the AMC for further development including a VA audiological examination.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he claims are related to his military service. However, the VA has ordered a remand due to incomplete audiometric findings and lack of evidence regarding exposure to acoustic trauma in service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10% rating for bilateral hearing loss, but denied an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is due to disease or injury incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The claim for tinnitus remains pending as it was not addressed under the 'direct' theory of service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death.

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

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor can they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, and therefore denied both claims.