Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically hearing loss. The VA examination results do not meet the criteria for hearing loss as defined by VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The preponderance of evidence is against a causal link between his hearing loss and any remote incident of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and military service. The preexisting high frequency hearing loss in the right ear was not aggravated during service, and there is no evidence of hearing loss in the left ear or tinnitus in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining Reserve service medical records and scheduling a VA audiological evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied the veteran's claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service connected disorders (TDIU).

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not caused or contributed substantially to by any service-connected disability, and denied both claims for service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the veteran did not have a current disability and that any pre-existing conditions were not aggravated by military service.

The Board has decided that the veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not properly before them due to missing service records, and they have ordered a travel Board hearing.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD as there is no evidence of these conditions during or after service.

The VA has determined that there is no causal link between the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities and his military service, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not require aid and attendance or render him housebound.

The Board found that the veteran's upper and mid-back disorders are not related to his service-connected head trauma.,The Board also found that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to his service-connected head trauma.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, bilateral defective hearing, and chronic tinnitus are being remanded due to inconsistencies in reported stressors and lack of verification.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus can be attributed to his period of active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran is seeking service connection for nerve damage, facial pain, tinnitus, and headaches that he claims are secondary to his service-connected residuals of a foreign body (dental burr) in the maxilla. The Board has remanded the case for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain VA and private medical records related to the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to November 26, 2002 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.