Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected, and tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The right hand disability claim is remanded for further review.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is a reasonable possibility of their occurrence due to noise exposure in service.

The veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a head injury as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the previously denied claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and initial evaluations for bilateral hearing loss disability were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service noise exposure related to current tinnitus, and there was no medical opinion linking his current hearing loss to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or current disabilities. The VA audiology examination concluded that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his time in service, and thus grants service connection for both conditions.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as the initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for PTSD and hepatitis C infection. The appellant's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, hepatitis C infection at 10 percent, and there are no current issues regarding service connection or evaluation.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and remanded it for further development. The issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is also being remanded.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records from two hospitals.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, arthritis of the cervical spine, arthritis of the right thumb, and arthritis of the left thumb. The veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease is currently rated at 30 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus. The veteran's hearing loss is currently rated as zero percent, while his tinnitus claim was not granted.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, finding that there was no current diagnosis of either condition in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for colon polyps and peripheral neuropathy manifested by CMT disease and mixed polyneuropathy of a demyelinating type.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and otitis media as there is no medical evidence connecting these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased evaluation for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not warrant higher ratings under VA's rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not due to his military service. The hearing loss issue remains pending.