Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further examination is needed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his service connection claims, including obtaining medical records from his Army National Guard and Army Reserve service.

The Veteran's equilibrium disability, claimed as dizziness, was not incurred in or aggravated by peacetime service.,The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are causally related to his active duty service, resulting in a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service-connected hearing loss and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus had onset in service or were caused by his active military service, and thus granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be related to his active service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he attributes to noise exposure during his military service. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy and posttraumatic stress disorder, have resulted in a permanent and total disability rating. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the criteria for specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities affecting both lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the most probative evidence establishes that it had its inception during active service.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is at least 80%, meeting the criteria for a TDIU. The evidence shows that his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative arthritis of the hands and feet, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, given his educational background and previous occupation as a teacher.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic imbalance disorder, but finds that new evidence does not establish a direct relationship between his current condition and military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that his statements regarding continuity of symptoms were not credible and that no evidence supported a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to her in-service noise exposure and that there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology post-service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that his current tinnitus did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including issuance of proper notice and a VA opinion regarding whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shoulder disability, and knee disability are remanded for further development.