Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2009

The Board grants service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor based on evidence of in-service noise exposure.

The appeal is remanded to provide the Veteran with proper notice and a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus with disequilibrium and the claim of service connection for PTSD are being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but his fatigue and other claimed conditions are not.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service, despite in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported noise exposure during combat in Vietnam was sufficient to establish a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and shin splints as there was no evidence of an injury, disease, or event in service to which current disorders could be related. The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, asthma, and athletes foot were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected as they resulted from in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted based on new evidence suggesting a possible link to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show a chronic condition in service or a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a bilateral hip disability, a right ankle disability, and a lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus was determined to be related to his service, while hypertension was not found to be related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran failed to respond to requests for information essential for the proper adjudication of his claims, and thus has abandoned them.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, and a lumbar spine disorder as the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for hearing loss and no evidence linking either condition to the Veteran's military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of hearing loss, tinnitus is not related to service, and lumbar strain was incurred in active service.