Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), hearing loss, and tinnitus are all found to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient development and need for additional opinions regarding the etiology of hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a hearing before a member of the Board to be held at a local VA office. The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and reopening his claim for dental trauma are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were incurred in active service, with the evidence being in equipoise. Therefore, both conditions are granted as service connected.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current hearing disabilities are not due to in-service noise exposure.,Specifically, the evidence did not establish a compensable right ear hearing loss disability within one year after separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are related to his active duty military service, with both conditions being granted as service-connected.

Service connection for a dental disorder is denied.,An initial noncompensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these conditions as being incurred in active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, as there is no evidence of continuous symptomatology since service or a nexus between his current conditions and service. The Veteran reported noise exposure during service but also significant post-service occupational noise exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not causally related to his military service, as there is no evidence of a nexus between his symptoms and his active duty. The VA opinions provided by medical professionals were considered credible and probative in concluding that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus did not stem from his time in service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a requested hearing and because additional VA records are needed. The Veteran is also asked to provide authorizations for treatment from two medical facilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations and a de novo review.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include headaches, scarring from a motor vehicle accident, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his combined disability rating of 80 percent.

The Veteran seeks a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities and the medication he must take for pain related to those conditions. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected disorders and their impact on employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and his tinnitus did not begin during service or is otherwise related to service. Therefore, the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, with current evidence in equipoise. Service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to service, while his bilateral hearing loss is less likely than not incurred in or aggravated by service.