Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied all claims.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a pre-existing condition or aggravation during service.

The Board granted a 100% rating for PTSD effective March 11, 2000. The veteran's attorney requested an earlier effective date based on the January 1993 claim seeking service connection.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his military service and therefore denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on current medical evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has found service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, with an initial disability rating of 30 percent for PTSD. The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a low back disorder due to lack of evidence showing current disability in the right ear as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his request for a compensable evaluation for his corneal scar of the left eye, have been denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his service, specifically his combat experience in Europe during World War II. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as not related to his active duty. The claim for increased ratings of right knee disabilities was granted with a rating of 20 percent.,The veteran has arthritis in the right knee, but no instability or bursitis.

The Board found that there is no competent clinical evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing at the RO before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, neck disorder, right and left shoulder disorders, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral knee disorders, low back disorder, and headaches. The decision found no current diagnosis of tinnitus attributable to military service.

The veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision, thus the case is dismissed.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.