Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for PTSD, hepatitis C, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The VA examinations did not find a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for clarification of the April 2008 VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's tinnitus and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board found that the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus severed service connection was improper.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The veteran's skin disability claim is also pending, as are his TDIU claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is related to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are attributable to his active duty service, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or a continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic tinnitus and chronic bilateral hearing loss disability are at least as likely as not related to his active service, including combat noise exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

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 related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus based on the veteran's reported noise exposure during service. The claim was reopened due to new evidence provided since the previous denial in October 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for COPD is being remanded as it requires further medical assessment.,Service connection was not granted for bilateral hearing loss or bilateral tinnitus due to lack of current evidence of these conditions, and no link between service and these disabilities could be established.

The Board found no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of cold injuries, peripheral neuropathy, a circulatory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence to support the claims.

The Board has determined that the cause of death was not service-connected and there is no legal entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.