Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus was first reported during active service and has persisted, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, but his claim for tinnitus was reopened. The claims for hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus have been granted service connection, with the psychiatric condition being determined to be directly related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's active service included noise exposure as a Morse code intercept operator, but his pre-discharge audiograms showed normal hearing. The Veteran reported experiencing symptoms of hearing loss and tinnitus since his military service, with the first documented evidence in 1987 for hearing loss and in the 1980s for tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for left and right ankle disorders, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims are remanded for a more recent examination of his lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus disability began during active service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition. The remaining issues of service connection for hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to need for additional development.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active duty service and has been granted. The Board has found the evidence insufficient to establish a link between the neck disability and low back disability and the Veteran's military service, thus remanding for further examination.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 9, 2014 for tinnitus has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and seizures have been remanded for further development.

The appeal for a higher rating for traumatic brain injury residuals is dismissed. The claim for a higher rating for tinnitus remains denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been in effect.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. However, the issue of bilateral hearing loss remains under consideration as a remanded matter.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and is presumed to be related to that exposure, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's back disability claim is remanded for additional development. The cause of death claim is also remanded to obtain an autopsy report and a medical opinion on the cause of death.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of recent examination, and requests additional medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus remain denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism, tinnitus, left sciatic nerve disability, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not establish a link to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had onset in service and persisted since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus and lumbar degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy at L4-L5, L5-S1 and herniated nucleus pulposus L3-L4 with L3-L4, L4-L5 foraminal stenosis are granted effective from the date of receipt of their respective claims.