Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board finds that further RO action is needed before the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are adjudicated on the merits.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether tinnitus is attributable to service, and grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. Effective March 1, 2006, his schedular rating is at least total.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need to verify his National Guard service records, particularly those from 1995 to 2001.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and that his tinnitus is not causally related to service. Therefore, both claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for tinnitus and low back disability. The Veteran's PTSD claim remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella of the left knee, PTSD, tinnitus, and IBS. The Veteran's symptoms are linked to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The Board found that current evidence did not support a finding of in-service noise exposure or stressor events sufficient to establish service connection for these conditions.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not warrant a higher initial rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not have onset in service or within one year of service, were not caused by his active service, and therefore denied the claims for service connection.

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

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability as defined by VA regulations.,For his left ear, there is current evidence of hearing loss to an extent recognized as a disability. However, the only competent opinion found in the record indicates that the hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board found that tinnitus was not incurred or aggravated in active service and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service, including in-service noise exposure. As such, these conditions have been granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various disabilities, including weakness of the left and right upper extremities, scars, tinnitus, numbness of the scalp, a neck scar, hypertension, and left ear hearing loss, are denied as they attempt to vitiate the finality of the February 2003 rating decision assigning an effective date of October 9, 2001.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service. Service connection was also not granted for diabetes mellitus as the claim is pending.