Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and verifying service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of chronicity of symptoms since separation from service and that any current tinnitus is not related to incidents of military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of a diagnosis of tinnitus at the time of the hearing, and now requires further examination to determine if the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and active service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims of bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral tinnitus, and syncope (claimed as vertigo) will be considered on their merits.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to service. The pre-existing left ear hearing loss was not increased in severity during service, and there is no evidence of a right ear hearing loss disability or tinnitus within one year after separation from service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for an additional VA audiological examination and opinion to evaluate the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disorder, rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment from September 21, 1999, until February 6, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including attempting to obtain service treatment records and considering whether VA's previous attempts to find these records were appropriate.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the unreliability of VA audiometric examination results. The Veteran will be provided another VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent disability rating as of December 12, 2008. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected.

The Board found no evidence of a bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, right ear disability, or right knee disability in service. The appellant's complaints were not supported by medical evidence and the VA examination did not find any current disabilities related to his service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional medical records and a new examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently shown bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including in-service noise exposure. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus due to acoustic trauma in service. The initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tinnitus have been reopened, but the Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for either condition.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus the Veteran's claims are denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD are all granted as service-connected. The Veteran was exposed to noise in Vietnam but no specific exposure basis is provided. No presumption of service connection due to the PACT Act or Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune is applicable. There is no rating assigned at this time.