Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has determined that the appellant's BHL disability and tinnitus are related to his active duty for training, and thus service connection is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is related to his in-service exposure to loud noise. The initial rating for bilateral hearing loss remains unchanged.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are related to his active service, including noise exposure during military service. As such, these conditions have been granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service acoustic trauma, and thus service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus have been granted service connection, with a 10 percent initial rating for PTSD effective from April 10, 2009.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not etiologically related to exposure to noise in service, and the Board finds that these conditions did not manifest during or within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a head injury are not related to his period of active service and denied the claim.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for headaches, which he claims are related to his service-connected tinnitus. The VA has not provided a thorough examination or opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed headaches.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty, and the Board finds that he has established a continuity of symptomatology since service. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are associated with in-service noise exposure, resulting in a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's disability manifested by tinnitus is found to be due to disease or injury that was incurred in active military service, and the Board finds that extending the benefit of doubt to the Veteran results in a grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are causally related to noise exposure during active service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's contention that he experienced ringing in his ears during service and has had ongoing issues with tinnitus since then.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen any of these claims, and that the Veteran's current hearing loss disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss in his right ear as defined by VA standards. The preponderance of evidence is against finding that he incurred or developed any of these conditions during service, and there is no credible evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, tinnitus, and residuals of traumatic brain injury have been granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.