Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. Additional VA treatment records, including recent ones, need to be obtained.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus were denied. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are likely due to his active military service. The effective date of this decision is not specified as it was received after April 10, 2003.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the inadequacy of the March 2006 VA examination, which relied on inaccurate facts regarding noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected due to exposure to combat noise during service. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted as well, though it was not incurred in service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection have been denied. The appeal is remanded to the RO.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, including any claimed acoustic trauma. The evidence does not support a finding of chronic hearing loss during service or post-service noise exposure resulting in these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for lumbago, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a right knee injury. The claim for diabetes mellitus, type II, was granted with an effective date of May 31, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not suffer from tinnitus during service and it is not related to his active duty. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an ocular cicatricial pemphigoid will be remanded for a new medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a supplemental opinion from the VA physician regarding the Veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee disorder, sinusitis, and tinnitus. The claim for an initial compensable rating for low back pain with sciatica was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip cellulitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, tinnitus, and a low back disorder. The claim for cognitive disorder was not addressed as it is related to an issue not involving service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and have denied all of his claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the character of the claimant's discharge and new evidence for reopening claims. The appeal is now in a pending status.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including noise exposure during active duty. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as the evidence does not preponderate against his claim that he incurred tinnitus during service.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this has been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right elbow fracture with scar, have been denied. The Board found no current evidence of a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and concluded that the Veteran's tinnitus is not service-connected.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus. After considering all of the evidence, including VA and private audiometric examinations and treatment reports, medical articles and treatises, and statements from the Veteran's private physician and audiologist, the Board finds that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.