Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2010

The Veteran has a bilateral foot disability that is related to active service and is granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying service in Vietnam and obtaining a clarifying medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and glaucoma of the left eye, as well as a claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for glaucoma of the right eye. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for each ear of tinnitus is denied as the relevant rating criteria precludes such a determination.

The Board finds that tinnitus was incurred during active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and kidney disorder are remanded due to the absence of a statement of the case on these issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's current tinnitus is confirmed, while the status of his claimed bilateral hearing loss disability remains unclear.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also determined that these conditions are related to noise exposure in service.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with noise exposure being a significant factor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning and bases for its determinations denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional service treatment records.

The Board found no evidence of a current hearing loss or tinnitus disability related to service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for additional development as the VA examiner has not provided an opinion regarding whether these conditions were aggravated by her service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA examination for his hearing loss, tinnitus, and gastrointestinal disability. Additionally, the claims for service connection are being remanded due to the lack of a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a new VA opinion regarding the etiology of his tinnitus, and whether it is related to service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. This includes obtaining his service personnel records, VA treatment records since June 2008, and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for esophageal cancer, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.