Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure and blunt trauma, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus may be related to military noise exposure. The claim of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is remanded due to a need for further examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's application for TDIU was not a new claim but rather a notice of disagreement, and thus did not warrant an earlier effective date. The evidence does not show unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to December 17, 2007.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be incurred in service and granted. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus was caused or aggravated by his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition. However, the Veteran does not have a hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no probative medical evidence linking these disabilities to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is attributable to his active military service. The evidence of record, including VA and private medical records, does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, arthritis of multiple joints, an eye disorder, cold weather injury to the hands, fingers, legs, toes, and feet, bilateral pes planus, and hammer toe disability. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to service, and the claim for this condition is granted. The claims for tinnitus, knee disabilities, wrist disabilities, shoulder disabilities, neck disability, and lower back disability are all denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is likely related to service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and major depression was granted. Service connection is also established for prostatitis with a rating of 50 percent. The decision does not address the issues related to stress or memory loss.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for tinnitus, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss are now moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and asbestosis have been granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied both on the merits as there is no evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions, including cancers and neurological disorders, all potentially related to exposure to burn pits. The case is being remanded for additional medical records and verification of a claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic brain damage with cerebellar syndrome and cephalgia, as well as tinnitus, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim of chronic brain damage due to lack of objective neurologic abnormalities, and denied the claim for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and depressive disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year following service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The claim of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no competent evidence showing a diagnosis of tinnitus or a link to his military service.