Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2007

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims of service connection for frozen feet and migraine headaches.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to his failure to appear at the scheduled hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim for service connection for hearing loss are still pending.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain missing records and verify the veteran's claimed stressors. The claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on the new information.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed inner ear conditions, including hearing loss and tinnitus, were not incurred in service or are not related to a service-connected disability. The claim for vertigo/balance problems was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's combined disability rating is 60%, which does not meet the minimum schedular criteria for a TDIU under VA regulations. The RO denied referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration on an extraschedular basis due to lack of evidence showing unemployability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of a VA examination, as well as incomplete records. The veteran must be afforded an opportunity to submit additional evidence and undergo a VA audiological examination.

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

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus being related to service, and thus denied these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence from Social Security Administration regarding the veteran's disability benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his requests for higher initial ratings for diabetes mellitus type II. The VA examiner found no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, effectively ending the proceedings.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and evidence, including National Guard service records. The veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are being evaluated based on noise exposure during active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his time in active duty. The preponderance of the evidence is against the claims.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, which limits a single disability rating for tinnitus regardless of whether it affects one or both ears. Therefore, no higher evaluation can be granted.

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

Your claims for service connection are being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing. The hearing will be scheduled before your case is further considered.

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