Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2012

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service, and she has a reasonable doubt in favor of her claim for service connection. The Board also finds that there is a reasonable doubt as to whether her cervical spine disability is related to her military service.

The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to establish service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection was denied for left ear hearing loss due to lack of current disability.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence and provide the Veteran with another VA examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are on appeal.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and malaria as these conditions are found to be of service origin.

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

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received in order to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his active duty service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but the claim of service connection for skin cancer is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to incomplete examination reports. The examiner must provide a supplemental opinion addressing whether the current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure in service, including consideration of latent or delayed onset theories.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing at the RO in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Veteran's tinnitus, depressive disorder with anxiety, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and/or an anxiety disorder) are all found to be related to service. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus, including whether it was incurred or aggravated by service. The claim will be readjudicated based on the new evidence.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain private medical treatment records from the Veteran. The case will be returned to the RO for further review.

The case is being remanded for additional development to obtain VA treatment records from the Lexington VAMC and Robley Rex VAMC in Louisville. The Veteran's earlier effective date claim will be reviewed after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no credible evidence of in-service noise exposure or continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board finds that the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the criteria for a TDIU have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to clarify his periods of active duty. The Board will address these issues in a subsequent decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, reopened his claims for left ear hearing loss and asthma, and found that new evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is causally related to his military service and grants service connection for this disability. The Board finds no evidence of a back disability being incurred in or aggravated by active service.