Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2010

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his left ear for VA purposes and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also found that there is no evidence of tinnitus during or within one year after service, and thus denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hand disability and a left hand scar, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service, and the claim for these conditions was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military noise exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, while his claim for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder was granted with a 50 percent rating effective March 29, 2007. The Veteran is seeking further increase in the rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, granting these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denied his claim for a TDIU.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability or tinnitus disorder related to his period of active military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus cannot establish service connection. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service noise exposure leading to these conditions.

The Veteran does not have tinnitus and the Board finds that service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disorder, and a psychiatric disorder were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service events that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are found to be related to his military service, with the Board granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the claimed conditions did not manifest during active service or within one year of service, and are not shown to have developed as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be the result of exposure to noise during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus cannot be granted as there is no objective evidence of complaints, findings, treatment or diagnosis for these conditions during or after his military service. The audiometric examination at service separation was essentially normal, and there is a complete absence of any objective medical or other evidence showing continuity of symptoms for over 35 years post-service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hearing loss, tinnitus, lipoma of the neck, or a skin disability other than dermatophytosis that is service-connected. The claims are denied.