Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2009

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for tinnitus and a vision disability.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to the exposure to acoustic trauma during his combat service in Vietnam.

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

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant records and a medical opinion.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining a new medical opinion to determine the etiology of the veteran's low back and knee conditions as well as his hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, left and right knee disorders, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a chronic disability in service or continuity of relevant symptomatology.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, acid reflux disease, sinusitis with chronic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, occipital neuralgia, and tinnitus were denied. However, the claim for chronic headaches was granted.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and to provide the Veteran with proper notice of the laws and regulations governing his claims.

The Veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for any of the service connection or increased rating claims, and therefore these claims are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a psychiatric disorder as secondary to pes planus, and a bilateral knee disability as secondary to pes planus. The 30 percent rating for pes planus was also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to afford the Veteran a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for the residuals of a nasal fracture were withdrawn, while his claim for an increased rating for scar residuals was granted at 50 percent.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a VA examination for the Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus based on the evidence showing that these conditions are likely related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of the veteran's claimed hearing disability until many years after separation from service, and no medically sound basis presented attributing such disabilities to 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 Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while his claims for color blindness and amoebiasis were denied.

The appeal was denied as the evidence did not support service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite or trench foot of both lower extremities, an eye disorder, and a duodenal ulcer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a continuity of symptomatology or medical evidence linking the current disability to active duty service.