Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2007

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's exposure to noise during military service is sufficient evidence of an in-service injury. The hearing loss claim was denied as there is no medical evidence linking current hearing loss to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss were not incurred as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service. The evidence does not support a connection between the current disabilities and military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation of left wrist fracture, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and deviated nasal septum. The reasons were that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active military service.

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

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder/major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, muscle injury to the left thigh, and tinnitus, do not render him unemployable.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic left ear hearing loss disability is service-connected, but his chronic right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are not. The examiner at the September 2004 VA examination found no evidence of onset during or proximate to active service for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were caused by his active military service from March 1965 to March 1967, and therefore grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current disability of hearing loss or tinnitus, and there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service. Therefore, service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus cannot be granted.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service and denied the veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of record demonstrating that the condition existed prior to May 17, 2001.

The veteran's appeal of the initial disability evaluation for degenerative joint disease of the left knee is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC), in Washington, DC.,The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current hearing loss or tinnitus that is causally related to his military service. As a result, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development of evidence, including any new evidence received since December 2006. The veteran and his representative will be given an opportunity to respond.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and therefore denied these claims. The claim for hypertension is secondary to a service-connected disability but was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral eye condition, or a lung condition. The claims for service connection have been denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's death prevented the issuance of a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and necessary adaptive equipment, as his claim was pending at the time of his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service hearing loss or tinnitus. The examiner opined that any current hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's diagnosis is linked to a verified in-service stressor of visiting Nazi concentration camps. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.