Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, rheumatic heart disease, and depression are denied. The claim to reopen the left knee disorder is also denied. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened but denied on the merits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for increased evaluation of right knee disability was also denied. No new evidence has been submitted to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Board found no causal link between the veteran's current tinnitus and his military service, nor did it find a relationship between his cold injury residuals of the upper extremities (hands) and his active duty. The veteran's claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not etiologically related to his service, thus denying his claims for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder, hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The decision also found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an eye disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his in-service exposure to loud noise, thus service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and anxiety disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a missed hearing request and procedural defects in issuing a statement of the case on an earlier effective date for the total disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The RO had already granted these conditions with effective dates as of September 17, 1999, June 26, 2001, and April 8, 2002 respectively.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his time in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss was aggravated by service, and granted service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence of right ear hearing loss meeting the criteria for a disability under VA regulations or tinnitus meeting the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be service-connected, and his hearing loss in both ears has been granted a 30% rating effective from July 13, 2005.

The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis and his claimed conditions, including status post parotid gland lesion, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and follicular hyperplasia of the right peri- and intra-parotid lymph nodes. Therefore, the claims for secondary service connection were denied.

The veteran's claims for various conditions, including a right ankle disability, skin disorder, bilateral foot disorder, neck disability, bilateral hip pain, PTSD, tinnitus, and hypertension were all denied by the VA. The appeals are not about service connection at all.