Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability during his honorable periods of active military service, nor any evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim, and there is no medical evidence relating either condition to military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee injuries and reopened the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but ultimately denied those claims.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and residuals of pilonidal cyst excision and left groin abscess removal as there was no evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for trigeminal neuralgia, but also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's left foot drop was remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but did find that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of Meniere's syndrome, special monthly compensation based on being housebound, and total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for tinnitus and hearing loss due to VA treatment in December 2001 were denied as there was no evidence of an additional disability proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA, or by an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer and its residuals, including impotence and metastatic bone cancer, as there was no evidence that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, cardiac condition, and CFS were denied.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30%, then increased to 50% and finally to 70% for the periods specified. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for a right knee disability was granted, while the evaluations for bilateral tinnitus and degenerative disc disease (DDD) L4-5 with L4-5 radiculopathy were denied.

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

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, and the remaining issues are being remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, but his depression and PTSD are not.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg disability, bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are not supported by the evidence.