Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and hypertension with associated retinopathy, finding that the Veteran's current complaints of tinnitus did not have a nexus to his military service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, gastritis, IBS, familial tremors, and lung scarring, all claimed to be due to radiation exposure. The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting higher disability evaluations or establishing service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back disorder, skin disorder, hypertension, and vertigo. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic manifestations of these conditions during or within one year after service discharge.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for the left knee, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of in-service onset or causation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The RO found no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicide agents during his military service, and thus could not grant service connection based on presumptive exposure. Additionally, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to underlying Type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure likely resulted in his current condition. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis, and recurrent ear infections with tinnitus are not service-connected due to a personality disorder being considered a developmental defect.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to acoustic trauma during active military service and grants the claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's current tinnitus was shown to have onset during his period of service from October 2001 to September 2003 and has continued since then. The Board found that the Veteran's lay statements were credible, outweighing the unfavorable medical opinion of the VA examiner.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had its onset during active service and the Board finds that it was incurred as a result of his military noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service and not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral tinnitus began during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for additional benefits 'awarded but unpaid' to which the Veteran would have been entitled retroactively to December 1, 1998. The case is now remanded for a VA medical opinion regarding whether any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to cause his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the claimed conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a right leg disability is denied as there is no current evidence of such condition. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen his claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent since April 9, 2004.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus were denied as there is no credible evidence of a current disability or any link to service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction. The claims will be reconsidered with a focus on whether these conditions are related to service or other factors.