Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the appellant's current tinnitus is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition. The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence meeting the regulatory requirements for establishing a disability at the time of separation from service.

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be service-connected, and he is granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted, but the effective dates cannot be earlier than May 12, 2006 as no prior claim was filed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing at the RO with a Veterans Law Judge of the Board sitting in Washington D.C.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of such conditions during service. The Board also noted that the veteran did not have a history of tinnitus until after service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found that there was no evidence of a disease or injury during service, and the presumptive provisions for herbicide exposure did not apply as the veteran had not served in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and residuals of cold injury of the ears as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed tinnitus is not related to military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are due to active service.

The Board denied all claims, including the initial evaluation for tinnitus and the compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an effective date prior to September 7, 2005, for service connection of PTSD was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected as they had their onset during active duty.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure, thus service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of in-service noise exposure or complaints related to hearing loss and tinnitus, and concluded that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing at the RO level.

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 link between these conditions and his military service.

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

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service, and the VA examiner concluded that these conditions are not related to military service. The veteran's claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to his active military service and denied this claim. The issue of tinnitus was remanded for further development.