Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing at the Waco, Texas Regional Office.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service, thus denying these claims.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he meets the requirements of hearing loss for VA purposes and whether his claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, including in-service acoustic trauma.

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

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for treatment provided at Grays Harbor Hospital beginning on March 27, 2009 are granted due to the emergent nature of his condition and the unfeasibility of using VA facilities.

The Board denied claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as right ankle and right knee disorders. The Veteran's applications to reopen these claims were not successful.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding the medical likelihood that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to military service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Board has found no evidence of a service-connected disability for any of the conditions listed, including those related to mercury exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and opinions regarding his hearing loss, tinnitus, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran does not have arthritis that is attributable to military service.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence linking headaches to service or tinnitus, and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to effective dates prior to November 17, 2004 for service connection were denied as the records submitted by him in conjunction with his current claim did not support earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. No service connection decisions were made.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative before a decision was made.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus have been withdrawn. The remaining claims of service connection for disorders of the lumbar spine, knees, feet (claimed as joint pain), and chronic fatigue syndrome are dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a left ring finger injury, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are all service-connected. The Veteran's current conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is due to service-related noise exposure during his active duty in 2003, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development due to inadequate examination and incomplete evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are being reviewed.