Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2009

The veteran's claims for service connection, reopening of a claim for service connection, and entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities are dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypotension (claimed as vertigo), a low back disorder, and right shoulder disorder. The claim for psoriasis was granted.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for Meniere's disease and TDIU, and the Board found no competent evidence linking the current hearing loss and tinnitus to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the law is dispositive of the matter.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for an increased rating for eustachian tube dysfunction, were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the veteran's credible testimony and documentation of right ear ringing in 1965.

The veteran's skin cancer, hearing loss, and tinnitus were not related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of an inservice injury or disease and a nexus to his current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the veteran's in-service acoustic trauma.

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

The veteran's tinnitus is related to noise exposure during his active duty service.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not support an earlier date than January 13, 2006.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was remanded for further development, including the provision of a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's acoustic trauma from aircraft noise exposure during periods of active duty and inactive duty training was at least as likely as not incurred in the line of duty.

The Board must remand the case to obtain a medical opinion that properly considers the veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of his hearing loss and tinnitus during service.

The Board finds sufficient evidence to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The de novo issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as well as the claim for service connection for tinnitus, is being remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability and no medical evidence linking any current symptoms to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation. Right ear hearing loss was remanded.