Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain VA treatment records and a more detailed examination of his left knee. The issues on appeal will be reconsidered after the additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are likely related to his service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be incurred in service, and his diabetes mellitus was awarded effective January 12, 2005. The Board denied the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting right ear hearing loss did not increase in severity during service.

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

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection. The heart disability issue is remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's Meniere's disease appeal is being remanded.

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

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to the severity of her service-connected disabilities, which include bronchiectasis with recurrent bronchitis and pneumothoraces (60 percent), painful scars associated with bronchiectasis (20 percent), bilateral varicose veins (10 percent), migraine headaches (10 percent), varicose veins of the right leg (10 percent), and tinnitus (10 percent). The Board finds that her service-connected disabilities alone have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and grants TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and requests for a new examination, as well as further medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, hip disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and type II diabetes mellitus. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining records related to in-service stressors and exposure to noise, as well as scheduling VA examinations for psychiatric conditions, hearing loss, tinnitus, and rib fractures.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired nervous disorder. The Veteran's testimony regarding his tinnitus was deemed not credible, and there is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability related to qualifying military service.

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

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

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his VA treatment records.

The Veteran's surviving spouse has been granted service connection for tinnitus for accrued benefits purposes, as the evidence shows that the Veteran suffered from tinnitus in service and presented post-service continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition has been received. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision below and is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC), in Washington, DC.