Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found no relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and active duty service, and denied his claim for service connection. The same was true for his tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure during his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear and a low back disorder. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, while his hearing loss and low back disorder are not.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims due to his withdrawal of the issues concerning increased evaluations for the scar residuals of a splenectomy and recurrent ganglion cyst.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, which manifested during his active military service and has been continuous since. Bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus, which he contends are related to his military service. The VA examiner found that the current hearing loss was less likely caused by or the result of his military service, but indicated some ambiguity regarding the origin of his tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and is considered incurred during active military service, granting service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The low back condition, left eye smoke damage, and scratchy voice (claimed as sore throat) issues are pending further examination and evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology, and concluding that any current disabilities were less likely related to military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be a result of his in-service noise exposure, but the evidence does not establish a clear link between his in-service noise exposure and his current disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the etiology of his hearing loss, tinnitus, and left arm disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current back or neck disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The effective date issue is also being addressed.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and his service-connected conditions preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and initial compensable ratings for shin splints are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore, denies the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability or tinnitus. The scars to his right lower extremity are attributed to willful misconduct and were not incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and the issue of service connection for a prolapsed uterus, status post hysterectomy with residuals of a bladder lift is remanded.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, which includes PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety attacks, is rated at 50 percent. The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder), bilateral hearing loss, and leukemia were all granted. The claim for a higher initial rating for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital from February 8, 2004, to February 20, 2004, due to lack of prior authorization and because the appellant had additional medical coverage in the form of Medicare.

The Veteran's GERD is caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,Service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted, with the cause being exposure to loud noise during active service.