Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's current tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, residuals of a right shoulder injury, and PTSD. The decision found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims, and thus, they were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Grave's disease and for increased disability ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right hip and low back pain with retrolisthesis at L5-S1. The claim for service connection for Grave's disease was previously denied in 1995, but new evidence submitted since then did not relate to a fact not previously established that is necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of all issues on appeal, including service connection claims and a claim for an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board found no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's Meniere's syndrome and tinnitus with his military service, thus denying these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone would cause him to be unemployable. The appeal is now pending again with the AMC/RO.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year thereafter, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The VA examiner noted that the onset of both conditions was unknown.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and left ear tinnitus are not service-connected, with no evidence of in-service noise exposure or other causative factors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, as well as compliance with prior Board instructions.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, with an effective date of February 9, 1978.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 50 percent rating, which is higher than the originally assigned 30 percent. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not found to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and tinnitus was not found to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as well as a higher rating for his bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The Veteran was not granted any of these benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hearing loss or a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities meeting the criteria for a disability, nor any competent medical opinion linking these conditions to military service.