Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

The Board found that the veteran had submitted new and material evidence to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied the claim on the merits. The claim for tinnitus was not reopened.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a disability related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic tinnitus, a chronic temporomandibular joint disorder, and a chronic dental disorder. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for his chronic bilateral maxillary sinusitis was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing that the condition was caused by his time in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, tinnitus, and lung disorder were remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for each ear for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis for the assignment of such evaluations under the applicable regulations.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are causally related to noise exposure during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and actinic and seborrheic keratoses as there was no evidence of a diagnosis or treatment during service, and no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or establish service connection.

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

The Board remands the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain an additional VA examination and opinion.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA medical records and the veteran's personnel file, and for a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year of discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking the current hearing loss to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and higher initial ratings, finding no evidence of right ear drum or left tympanic membrane disorders, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or erectile dysfunction that were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as they were not attributable to the veteran's active duty.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted service connection, while tinnitus was denied.