Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for the assignment of a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or an upward shift in hearing thresholds. The claim for service connection for PTSD was also denied, with the examiner indicating that the current symptoms are less likely related to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of conjunctivitis, tinnitus, and rheumatoid arthritis have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not have onset in service or due to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinusitis were denied. The maximum schedular rating of 10 percent for tinnitus was granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is attributable to in-service acoustic trauma and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, but he does not have a current diagnosis of right ear hearing loss. The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not have their onset in service, were not manifest to a compensable degree within one year after service, and are not attributable to service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus and his rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced from 20 percent to 0 percent, effective March 1, 2010. The reduction of the rating is upheld.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus, finding that his symptoms began during service and have persisted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.

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

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Army National Guard treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are unrelated to his military service, including to acoustic trauma sustained during combat. Therefore, these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claims for hypertension and heart disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his active duty.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to insufficient development of evidence.