Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded and will be addressed by the RO.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board denied service connection for tinnitus due to lack of continuity of symptomatology, internal inconsistency with his reports, and lack of medical nexus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus in service and insufficient medical opinion to link current conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was reopened, and the Board found that a current disability is present and there is a link to service. However, the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD with anxiety and depression, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been reopened. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service-connected due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service and his severe service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for a right eye disability claim. The Veteran's service connection claims for myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied as there is no current disability or link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his exposure history, as well as additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

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

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, due to incomplete development of his VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for tinnitus because no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service.,Tinnitus is currently rated at its maximum allowable rating under VA's disability rating schedule.

The Board has denied claims for an effective date earlier than March 31, 2016 for the awards of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for bilateral tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.,Service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right upper extremity (RUE) disability, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, and right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy are remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding their etiology.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is also remanded as it may be affected by the outcome of his service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma during combat service is presumed to have caused these current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and PTSD have been granted.

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

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his migraine headaches secondary to a service-connected disability are denied.