Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for presbyopia was denied. The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), tinnitus, residuals of a left foot injury, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and a condition of the eyes (other than presbyopia) are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and arthritis are not supported by the evidence of record. The claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for hemorrhagic fever is also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria and thus denied service connection for PTSD. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted as they are presumed to be related to active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are still under review.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for asbestos-related pleural disease, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss, concluding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of July 29, 1988. The Board found that the prior August 3, 1988, tinnitus claim was never clearly adjudicated and thus the effective date is set at the day following the Veteran's discharge from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, as they developed during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA), and were not made permanently worse by his military service.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, concluding that there is no medical evidence linking his current tinnitus to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's left shoulder disability was also not found to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no medical evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his time in active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of VA records from his treatment in 1955 and 1957 at the Manhattan VAMC. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining these records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred. The preponderance of evidence shows that these conditions did not have their onset during service and are more likely related to aging.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues was granted, with the exception of right knee disability which was withdrawn by the Veteran. The Board found that the Veteran has PTSD and tinnitus due to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss and 10 percent for tinnitus have been denied. The maximum schedular evaluation assignable for the service-connected tinnitus has already been assigned.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, which may be related to service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he contends resulted from noise exposure during his military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for clarification of the basis for a VA examiner's opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

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