Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to inconsistencies in the appellant's claimed low back and tinnitus injuries occurring outside of his verified periods of INACDUTRA service. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran does not have tinnitus that is attributable to his active military service. The Board finds the preponderance of evidence against a finding of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and notification issues, requiring further development of the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a current disability. The examiner opined that the Veteran's hearing loss may be due to post-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by military service. The Veteran's skin disorder claim is remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his hearing loss and tinnitus claims. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are inextricably intertwined with each other.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it is reasonably shown to have had its origins during his military service.

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

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need to obtain his service personnel records, conduct a VA examination, and consider additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for an increased rating for PTSD. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the hearing loss claim, and that tinnitus did not have onset during or was not caused by service.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is found to have had its origins during his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has scheduled a travel board hearing at the Houston RO for the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss disability are being remanded due to scheduling conflicts.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is attributable to his period of service and grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no credible evidence of a connection between his current conditions and his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to his period of active service. The claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss remains pending and requires further examination.

The Veteran does not have current tinnitus that is related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, multiple myeloma, and various skin disorders including basal cell cancer, malignant melanoma, and actinic and seborrheic keratoses. The denial is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or to exposure to herbicides.