Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the appellant's hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure. The claims will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's requests for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus and multiple missing teeth due to trauma, finding that there is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for each condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA audiological examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claimed hearing loss, back disorder, and pulmonary disorders. The issues of service connection for hypertension and a psychiatric disorder are also being remanded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a disability manifested by dizziness, to include vertigo. The medical evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome and Tinnitus are not related to the veteran's active service, including herbicide exposure. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the veteran did not have residuals of a facial injury, bilateral hearing loss was not incurred during service and is unrelated to noise exposure, and tinnitus was not incurred during service. The claims were denied.

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

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including a determination on whether service connection should be granted for bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus. The veteran's testimony supports his claim of in-service exposure to noise and recurrent ear infections, which may have contributed to his current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities to meet the threshold question in a service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left knee disability are not related to his military service. The evidence does not show a nexus between these conditions and his time in active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no credible evidence of in-service noise exposure or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The case was remanded to obtain an additional VA medical examination to determine the etiology of any bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.,The VA also found no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes regarding right arm injury with residual scar, thus denying entitlement to a compensable evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's current vertigo and tinnitus are not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found no evidence of acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy that would allow presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure. It also noted there was no in-service diagnosis or treatment for these conditions.

The veteran does not have a current disability of the wrists, hips, right ankle, shoulders, left knee, or elbows that is related to his military service. He has tinnitus but there is no competent medical evidence linking it to his military service.