Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a clarifying medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and has been continuous since then, granting service connection for this condition. The hearing loss issue is pending as the records needed for a VA examination are still outstanding.

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

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions and their impact on employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus disability, as there is no evidence of such conditions during active service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptoms since service are found to be less credible given his prior denials of these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is etiologically related to service. The initial compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vision disorder. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for tinnitus, which he claims developed as a result of noise exposure in service and/or his service-connected prostate cancer. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for skin tags and herpes zoster lesions (claimed as a skin disorder) was withdrawn. The Board also found that the Veteran does not have current peripheral neuropathy, and thus cannot establish service connection on a secondary basis to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA audiological examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service combat-related acoustic trauma and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations and verification of his Reserve service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, with the decision favoring the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation training is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate his service connection and increased rating claims, as well as his employment handicap issues. The VR&E Division will also gather information from his last employer regarding his resignation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board finds that the residuals of a right index finger injury are incurred as a result of active service. Tinnitus was not shown to have developed during active service and is not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are as likely as not caused by noise exposure during his military service, including combat in Vietnam. The claim is therefore granted.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination and obtaining treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sinusitis is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition. The issues of bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are remanded for further development.