Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The appeal will be certified back to the Board only if the appeal is perfected by filing a timely substantive appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been manifested by nightmares, sleep disturbances, irritability, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, hypervigilance, exaggerated startle response, anger, and anxiety. The Board finds that the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, and thus these claims are granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for hearing loss based on aggravation and tinnitus. The Veteran's contentions are considered cumulative or redundant, and do not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinion regarding his hearing loss and tinnitus.

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

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because he does not have a ratable disability. However, his tinnitus was incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not adequately address the relationship between the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma and his current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records and provide an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his tinnitus.

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