Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board remands the case for further evidentiary development, including obtaining National Guard treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding their likely noise-induced etiology during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and sleep apnea as new and material evidence was not received to reopen previously denied claims.

The appeal for a compensable initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was remanded to provide the Veteran with an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear or that his tinnitus is related to service. The left ear hearing loss was not compensable.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, a chronic back disability, and a bilateral eye disability as there was no competent evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor any nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for malaria, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, residuals of frostbite of the left big toe, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease, status post bypass graft. The Veteran was also denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus is granted based on the evidence of acoustic trauma during military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and compensation for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to December 23, 2005.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a disability of the intestines, a back disability, and bilateral knee disabilities as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board must remand the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence, including an updated audiogram, and a new medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's reported continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board denied increased ratings for cluster headaches, chronic bronchitis, scoliosis of the lumbar spine, and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable criteria.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased disability ratings and to reopen a claim for service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and found no legal basis for an increased rating for tinnitus, which was already at the maximum 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of tinnitus during or shortly after service, and the only medical opinion on file was against the claim.

The veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and is related to noise exposure during his military service, similar to his already service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, as the applicable regulation precludes assignment of a higher rating.