Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between his hearing loss and tinnitus and service. The case will be re-adjudicated after these issues are addressed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The issue of TDIU is pending as the AMC has already assigned a 100% disability rating for one of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA examination regarding his claimed head injuries, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder.

The case is being remanded for further development, including another VA examination to assess the relationship between current hearing loss and tinnitus and service. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to additional development being needed, including scheduling a VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to noise exposure during active duty service, and the claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's military duties likely presumed significant noise exposure during active duty and that his current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings, finding that no intent to file a claim existed prior to December 17, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues, and a Travel Board hearing will be scheduled at the RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for varicose veins of the left leg. The Veteran's varicose veins are found to be related to his active duty service, and he is granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied, and his claims for new and material evidence regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss were also denied. The assigned 10 percent rating for tinnitus is the maximum allowable by law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, including obtaining service personnel records and Social Security Administration records. The claims are being remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety at the October 2012 Board hearing.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 29, 2011 for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service until a February 7, 2012 VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, and remanded it for further development.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the November 2008 VA examination did not provide a clear opinion on these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no credible evidence of in-service noise exposure or continuity of symptoms since service.