Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2009

The Board remands the issue of service connection for tinnitus to obtain a more detailed medical opinion.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service acoustic trauma or his service-connected otitis media.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, loss of vision, and shortness of breath as there is no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions during the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible statements, his combat service, and medical evidence confirming the presence of these conditions.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconferencing hearing.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic tinnitus, and paresthesias of the right upper extremity as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral defective hearing rated at 90%, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WSW) rated at 30%, and tinnitus rated at 10%, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were reopened, and both conditions were found to have been incurred in or aggravated by his active military service. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic bilateral external suppurative otitis media was denied.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining MRI test results to rule out retrocochlear pathology or acoustic neuroma.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it originated during his period of active service. The other conditions remain under review.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not caused or aggravated by his military service, and therefore, service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on new and material evidence that the conditions originated during military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for tinnitus as it was not shown to be related to an injury or disease of service origin.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the feet, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, amputation of three middle toes of the right foot, lens implant, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right elbow disorder, a right shoulder disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, a right eye disorder, an ulcer, a scar of the right shoulder, and tinea versicolor were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal was denied for tinnitus, but the claim for a low back disorder was reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence regarding the appellant's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and inactive duty training.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied both claims on the merits.