Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2008

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, partial blindness, and malignant melanoma due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence of tinnitus in service and no competent evidence linking it to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for herpes simplex virus and tinnitus were granted, while the claims for residuals of a rupture of the left tympanic membrane and optic neuritis of the left eye were denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were determined to be etiologically related to his active military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as a service-connected disability was not the principal or contributory cause of his death and the disease processes leading to his death were not attributable to active military service.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the veteran's in-service noise exposure was a contributing factor to both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as the claim to reopen a prior denial of service connection for chronic lung disorder. The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but restored a 30 percent rating for atopic dermatitis from September 1, 2006, to September 29, 2006. The reduction of the rating was ultimately upheld as of September 30, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities meeting VA criteria.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on evidence showing the veteran had tinnitus in service and still has it now.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his active duty service.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination and potentially additional evidence.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Houston, Texas VARO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence of a chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology, and the medical evidence does not support a link between the veteran's military service and his current tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the veteran's active service.