Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has dismissed the appeals of service connection for soft tissue sarcoma, tinnitus, and chronic eye condition with visual impairment due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal seeking increased ratings for various conditions has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current hearing loss and his military service.,Service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted based on continuity of symptomatology since the Veteran returned from Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and the Veteran has not reported experiencing it during or recent to the filing of his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure. The appeal for a skin disability was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of front tooth was denied in the January 2003 rating decision. New evidence submitted since then does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the Board finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether his current tinnitus was incurred in service.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability within one year following discharge and no link to service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's credible assertions concerning his in-service acoustic trauma and the in-service onset of observable tinnitus symptoms warrant this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed tinnitus had its onset in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of reopening service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were erroneously placed on the docket through the appeals modernization process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between her current tinnitus and her military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's testimony alone satisfies the service connection criteria due to his military occupation and reported symptoms during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on the issue of service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a finding that the Veteran had hearing loss at service entrance, which negates the presumption of soundness.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to service, but tinnitus was incurred during peacetime service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus as the evidence did not show a chronic disease in service or continuous symptoms after service, and there was no nexus between current tinnitus and noise exposure during service.