Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, including exposure to noise during combat. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his service in Korea, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus will be reconsidered with these additional records.

The Veteran has tinnitus that is the result of injury or disease incurred in active military service.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for an audiological and psychiatric examination to determine if he has a hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and/or PTSD related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or within one year after his military service, nor can they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The VA examiner opined that these conditions are more likely due to aging and significant occupational and recreational noise exposure post-service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a left ear hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and his tinnitus is less likely than not related to service. Therefore, both claims are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus did not have onset during active service, are not related to active service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of current disability meeting VA criteria. The Veteran's hypertension claim remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma during service and has current symptoms of these conditions.,Service connection is established for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are considered to have onset during active military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be service-connected as the evidence shows a current disability and in-service noise exposure, with no clear evidence against this finding.

The Board has determined that the VA examination opinions are inadequate and remands the case for further clarification. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, to include as secondary to his hearing loss, will be addressed on remand.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service connected, with the decision favoring the Veteran due to his credible statements of in-service acoustic trauma exposure. The issue regarding bilateral hearing loss is remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are etiologically related to noise exposure during active military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and is granted as service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and granted it, finding that new and material evidence has been received and that his tinnitus is related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred in service, as the evidence is at least in equipoise that it began during his active duty.