Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including sending proper VCAA notice and obtaining treatment records. The VA will also schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his current disabilities and their likely etiology.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to the adjudication of these claims due to missing VA treatment records and other relevant evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be incurred in active service and granted service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to have had onset during service, and service connection under presumptive provisions is not established. Tinnitus was also not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus as a result of exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty service.,The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened and granted effective from August 14, 2000.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to acoustic trauma during military service, warranting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted, with the condition that monetary benefits will be subject to applicable regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with a threshold shift noted during service. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's hearing loss or tinnitus were incurred during his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have right ear hearing loss that manifested during or as a result of active military service, but finds in favor of granting service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not have their onset during active service or for many years thereafter, and they are not causally related to active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his active service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to noise exposure during active military service. Service connection for a low back disability was denied as the current condition is not etiologically related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying periods of active duty and inactive duty training, scheduling VA examinations to address left shoulder disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and tinnitus claims, and addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have current hearing loss or tinnitus related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to evaluate his service-connected gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran also requested a videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of VA treatment records.