Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus for VA purposes, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to additional development of evidence being required.

The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus did not begin during active service or within one year of discharge from service, and are not related to any incident of service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are of service origin due to exposure during combat service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, with consideration given to both in-service noise exposure and post-service occupational exposures. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating effective January 31, 2006. The Veteran's PTSD is characterized by flattened affect, impairment of memory, disturbance of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus in January 1994. New evidence received since that decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no medical evidence linking the current condition to her military service.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a supplemental opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus. The case will be remanded for further review.

The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities does not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU, and his disability is not shown to prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder. However, the Veteran's claims for lower jaw disability, neck disability, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have all been denied as there is no clear or unmistakable evidence of aggravation by service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, including significant in-service noise exposure during combat operations in Vietnam. As such, the claims for service connection are granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is as likely as not attributable to in-service noise exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for tinnitus and granted it, finding that current tinnitus had its onset in service.

The Veteran's residuals of a pilonidal cyst are not productive of limitation of function, and he was granted an initial noncompensable evaluation. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss were reopened but denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was also reopened but denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a low back disability, as well as his request for an initial compensable rating for hearing loss. The appeal for service connection of the low back disability is dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no medical evidence to support a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches were denied. The claim for residuals of injuries to the neck, low back, left arm, and left leg was granted with a specific effective date.