Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied reopening of the claim for a bilateral eye disability. The Board also granted service connection for GERD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a disorder of both legs are being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral hip disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, a back disorder, a bilateral ankle disorder, asthma, and emphysema were denied as there was no evidence of current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that either condition was incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for tinnitus and that there was no medical evidence linking either condition to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, gait ataxia, and bilateral tinnitus as there was no evidence of a chronic disability during service or within one year of discharge, nor any competent medical opinion linking these conditions to his active duty.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted based on the evidence showing that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical examination to clarify the etiology of any current tinnitus and determine if it is related to service.

The case is being remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted based on the evidence showing that his military duties exposed him to loud noises, and he has experienced tinnitus since service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking them to the Veteran's period of service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link between his in-service experiences and these conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, service connection for impotence as secondary to his service-connected third degree burn and status post skin graft with residual scars on the left thigh, and service connection for tinnitus.

The claim for service connection for a low back disability is reopened, but additional development is needed to determine the current nature and etiology of any such disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, bilateral foot disorder, neck disorder, and bilateral hip disability are remanded for further development. The claim for tinnitus is also remanded as it may be related to in-service noise exposure. The claim for service connection for hearing loss is reopened but requires additional evidence.

The appeal is remanded to schedule the Veteran for a Travel Board hearing as to the issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. Additionally, the case is remanded for further development regarding the issue of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the maximum disability rating available under the applicable regulations was already being provided.