Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for medical examinations and opinions regarding service connection for back pain and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, including noise exposure. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current disability as defined by VA regulations for hearing loss and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any current symptoms and military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is incurred in service, but his bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a current disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition. The hearing loss claim, however, did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating authorized under VA regulations. The RO has determined that a higher evaluation is not warranted due to lack of an exceptional or unusual disability picture.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus between current disabilities and service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support these claims.

The Veteran's pes planus was aggravated by service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are causally related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma, resulting in service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and an asbestos-related respiratory disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure. The specific nature of any post-service asbestos exposure is unclear.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a video conference hearing at the RO for issues related to service connection for multiple sclerosis, an undiagnosed illness, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and compensable ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher evaluations for hearing loss, tinnitus, malaria, or tonsillitis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his withdrawal of the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The earlier effective date claims are denied as there is no evidence showing that the Veteran filed previous claims prior to May 22, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are etiologically related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for carpal tunnel right wrist, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of current disability.

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