Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's credible statements, including those from fellow service members who observed ringing in his ears during service, support a finding of current tinnitus related to military noise exposure. Therefore, the claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, arranging for audiological and psychological examinations, and providing a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and carpal tunnel syndrome are related to his service and grants these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete evidence and a need for clarification of the Veteran's service connection claim.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to their severity.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for tinnitus has been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a link between the current condition and service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and GERD with hiatal hernia due to the equipoise of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by active duty service. The low back disability issue is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his hearing loss and tinnitus. The examiner will assess whether these conditions are related to service noise exposure as a shipfitter.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and right testicular condition are service-connected, with the remaining issues being denied. The Veteran experienced in-service noise exposure which is presumed to have caused his current tinnitus.

The Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of symptoms of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds that TDIU is warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus disorders are due to service, warranting service connection for each claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied an increased rating for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to military service, while the maximum schedular rating for tinnitus (10%) is already assigned.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings have been granted. The Veteran is now service-connected for hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of an eye injury, hypertension (as secondary to sleep apnea), facial reconstruction, obstructive sleep apnea, fractures of the right hand, a fracture of the right wrist, and headaches.

The Board finds that the Veteran has tinnitus related to exposure to acoustic trauma during his active service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as there is sufficient evidence to support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation, with consideration given to continuity of symptoms since service.