Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active duty service. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the claimed disabilities and military noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and are related to his military duties. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tinnitus related to active military service or events therein, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to noise exposure during his military service, warranting a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is likely due to noise exposure during service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. As such, both claims remain denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a back disorder, a dental disability, tinnitus, and a vision disability. The evidence submitted since the final decisions did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is a result of acoustic trauma experienced in active military service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Veteran seeks reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred for private ambulance travel on December 7, 2005. The Board has determined that the claim must be remanded to obtain necessary records and determine whether the Veteran was enrolled in the VA health care system at the time of the emergency treatment.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his service, and thus denied these claims. The headaches were found to be incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case to accommodate the Veteran's request for a video-conference hearing before the Board.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 30 percent rating for residuals of right shoulder dislocation, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his active military service. The claim for an increased evaluation was denied as there was no evidence of frequent episodes or guarding of all arm movements.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus effective June 2, 2004 on the basis of new evidence. The Veteran's original claim was denied in October 1970 and July 1972 due to lack of new factual basis. He submitted a statement seeking earlier effective date on June 2, 2004.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is attributable to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not originate during his period of active service or within one year thereafter, and are not otherwise related to any period of service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by active service, and denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted, but denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The decision on whether to reopen the claim of bilateral hearing loss is pending.

The Board found that the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement with the February 2005 rating decision denying service connection for tinnitus. The claim was subsequently reopened based on new and material evidence submitted in March 2008, but the Board denied service connection as there is no competent medical evidence showing tinnitus was incurred or aggravated by military service.