Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has restored service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and granted entitlement to a TDIU based on the Veteran's PTSD. The Veteran is found unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and his initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus are both REMANDED to the RO/AMC.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as whether there was noise exposure during service. The case will be returned for these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for TMJ disorder and tinnitus, finding that there was no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's conditions were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining SSA records and providing supplemental medical comments. His claims of service connection are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of frost bite, chronic depression, a nonspecific headache disability (claimed as chronic migraines), fatigue syndrome, and prostate cancer are all denied. The Veteran also had his PTSD rating increased to 30 percent effective July 27, 2006, but the claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a new VA examination.

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

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

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 80 percent, meeting the threshold for a schedular TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's recurrent tinnitus is found to be related to his active service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic tinnitus disability and therefore, service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by his active military service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, as well as his request for a higher rating for PTSD. The Board also remanded the issues of reopening his claim for service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.