Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as a 10 percent rating is the maximum allowed under the applicable diagnostic code.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not attributable to his military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left leg/ankle swelling was withdrawn. The remaining claims were denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between his tinnitus and his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that his current hearing loss is not related to his military service. The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the veteran has bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied the restoration of a 10 percent rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, but granted a 10 percent rating for hypoglycemia as symptomatic of diabetes mellitus, type II, effective from February 13, 2008. The claim for an increased initial rating for tinnitus was denied.

The veteran's bilateral tinnitus is etiologically related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection, reopening of a claim for service connection, and entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities are dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypotension (claimed as vertigo), a low back disorder, and right shoulder disorder. The claim for psoriasis was granted.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for Meniere's disease and TDIU, and the Board found no competent evidence linking the current hearing loss and tinnitus to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the law is dispositive of the matter.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for an increased rating for eustachian tube dysfunction, were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the veteran's credible testimony and documentation of right ear ringing in 1965.

The veteran's skin cancer, hearing loss, and tinnitus were not related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of an inservice injury or disease and a nexus to his current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the veteran's in-service acoustic trauma.