Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, congenital heart murmur, cardiac disability, hypertension, and anxiety as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, tinnitus, and keratopathy.

The appeal was denied because the veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning a separate 10 percent evaluation for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disorder has been rated at 40 percent for the period from May 2, 2001, and higher evaluations have not been warranted.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the conditions were not shown to be related to the veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, residuals of a right eye injury, and a sleep disorder. The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with stenosis, radiculopathy of each leg, PTSD, loss of the left great toenail, onychomycosis and tinea pedis, and COPD were not rated higher than their current levels.

The veteran's bilateral tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, tinnitus, and a respiratory condition, to include asbestosis, were denied. The veteran was also found not entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and pes planus, to include as secondary to a service-connected condition, are being remanded for additional development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to VA for further development, including a medical examination.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his combat noise exposure in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for further development, including a new VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was reopened, but the claims for tinnitus and COPD were denied.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a search for alternative medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty of the left ear was denied, while service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted.

The veteran's tinnitus was incurred during active military service, and a rating of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and his military service.