Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on new and material evidence that the conditions originated during military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for tinnitus as it was not shown to be related to an injury or disease of service origin.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the feet, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, amputation of three middle toes of the right foot, lens implant, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right elbow disorder, a right shoulder disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, a right eye disorder, an ulcer, a scar of the right shoulder, and tinea versicolor were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal was denied for tinnitus, but the claim for a low back disorder was reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence regarding the appellant's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and inactive duty training.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied both claims on the merits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU rating, finding that the evidence did not show unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to November 20, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, neck disorder, shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, right leg disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an anxiety disorder as there is no competent medical evidence of record showing current diagnoses or that the disorders are related to active military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, cataracts, residuals of a cold injury, tinnitus, dental disorder, and left leg disorder as there was no evidence to support a diagnosis or link to service.

The Board found that the evidence supported service connection for hepatitis C, but not for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted. The claim for PTSD was reopened but ultimately denied due to the lack of a valid diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum rating under the applicable diagnostic code has already been assigned.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from June 3, 2004 to February 5, 2007 and increased to 50 percent thereafter due to worsening symptoms.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right foot condition, a left knee condition, and residuals of a pulled left shoulder muscle as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 30 percent disability rating as of January 12, 2008. Service connection for tinnitus and COPD was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence relating the condition to his military service. The appeal to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hand disorder was also denied.