Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2009

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, as there was no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss is more likely due to natural aging rather than in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a residual disability due to a stroke as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or substantially confined to his dwelling, thus he is not entitled to special monthly compensation at the A&A or housebound rate.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it is causally related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for chronic asthma.

The Board remands the case to adjudicate whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the RO's March 1997 rating decision which assigned a single 10 percent disability rating for bilateral tinnitus, and to provide proper VCAA notice regarding the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore he is not entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, especially his PTSD, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability during service or continuity of symptomatology since discharge, and the current conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to active military service and grants service connection for it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, stroke, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the prior denials or there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened, but the Veteran's current left ear and right ear hearing loss were not related to his active duty service.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues developed for appellate review, including service connection claims and a low back rating claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board remands the case for an examination to determine if tinnitus is related to service, specifically noise exposure or medications taken during service.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claim to reopen for service connection of tinnitus was denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

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