Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities and his service, including exposure to noise trauma. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

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

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension. The claim of service connection for tinnitus is REMANDED to the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right knee is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of objective evidence of limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is likely related to in-service acoustic trauma, and service connection for this condition is granted. However, there is no evidence of tinnitus during or after service, so service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran claims service connection for tinnitus, which he alleges is related to noise exposure during service. The VA examiner found no current disability of tinnitus at the time of the examination but noted a history of resolved tinnitus. Further examination and review of recent audiology evaluations are needed to determine if the Veteran has current tinnitus related to service.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise, and grants service connection for tinnitus as likely due to noise exposure during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not occur in or are not related to his active duty service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for readjudication of his claims due to additional evidence introduced into the record.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the appellant's current conditions to his military service or any incident therein, including exposure to chemical dioxins. Therefore, service connection for all claimed conditions was denied.

The Board found no evidence of in-service hearing loss or tinnitus, and the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service. As a result, the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active military service, including exposure to noise during basic training. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a dental condition, finding that there was no current diagnosis of tinnitus from a qualified medical professional and noting that the Veteran himself denied having tinnitus at his VA examination. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a compensable service-connected dental condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the criteria for a higher schedular rating are not met.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of its presence during or within one year after service. Service connection for diabetes mellitus claimed as a result of herbicide exposure is remanded due to incomplete personnel records and need for further verification.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is granted, with the Board finding it as likely as not that his current condition resulted from in-service noise exposure. Tinnitus was also granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a hearing loss or tinnitus during service, and any current conditions are not otherwise etiologically related to such service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, a chronic right shoulder disorder, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine (claimed as a back condition), and PTSD or depression, are not service-connected. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, including exposure to biological experiments.