Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 14, 2007 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was denied. The Board found that no formal or informal claim prior to this date supported his claim. His bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination and development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus claim should be remanded for further development, but is unable to make a decision on his bilateral hearing loss disability claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for alopecia, bilateral foot dermatitis, a stomach disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are now reconsidered on their merits.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have not been decided.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are found to be related to his military service, with the Board granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding the relationship between his current conditions and service. The VA examiner will be asked to convert the enlistment and separation pure tone thresholds from ASA units to ISO (ANSI) units.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss (sensorineural), and tinnitus, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address the issues on appeal.

The Board finds that the Veteran's low back disability was not caused or aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and back disability, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and his tinnitus is not related to service, including noise exposure. Therefore, the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his service, as there was no evidence of in-service acoustic trauma or a nexus between his current conditions and service. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss) render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise as to whether his PTSD symptoms prevent him from securing and following such employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as initial compensable evaluations for migraines. The evidence did not show that the Veteran experienced prostrating attacks of migraines prior to October 28, 2011.