Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active military service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a chronic condition within one year post-service. The current hearing loss is considered conductive and does not appear to be linked to service.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 23, 2004 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the current effective date is correct as it is based on the most recent claim received.,The September 1991 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss was not reversed or revised due to clear and unmistakable error, as there was no evidence showing that the decision was incorrect in terms of applying the law at the time.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claims, and the underlying claims of service connection were also denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for depression, a visual defect, and hypertension have been withdrawn. The claims for migraine headaches, seizures, and low sperm count due to radiation exposure are dismissed as unsupported by the evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active duty service, but his tinnitus is not. The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all issues related to service connection for bilateral tinnitus, hearing loss, an eye disorder, headaches, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent evaluation, the maximum authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there was no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service and any current conditions do not appear to be linked to service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, low back disability, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's complaints of tinnitus were not documented in service records, and the current condition is not linked to active service. For the low back disability, there are service treatment records indicating pain but no diagnosis at that time. Current degenerative changes in the lumbar vertebra are associated with service. Allergic rhinitis was not addressed as a service-connected issue.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was denied as there is no competent clinical evidence or opinion that his hearing loss and tinnitus are causally related to any incident, injury, disease or exposure of military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, left ear, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown to be related to service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, with the Board finding that they were incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding exposure to acoustic trauma during service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability or evidence of an in-service injury. The Court remanded these issues due to procedural errors.