Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, essential hypertension with coronary stenosis, neuropathy, left ankle arthritis, right ankle arthritis, left wrist arthritis, left foot arthritis, right foot arthritis, arthritis of the back, left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, headaches, and loss of part of the stomach and large intestines.

The veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pes planus, right foot.

The veteran is unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the evidence of in-service noise exposure and current diagnoses.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's tinnitus is related to his active duty service.

The veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted based on the evidence showing that his hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, and a bilateral knee disability based on evidence showing these conditions are attributable to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor was there any evidence of a link between the veteran's current conditions and his service-connected cerebral concussion residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions manifesting during or shortly after his active service, nor any credible evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the competent evidence is against awarding service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone, did not preclude him from engaging and retaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 3, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, as there was no competent evidence of these conditions in service or within a year of discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and otitis media with a healed perforated eardrum and vertigo, as the maximum schedular evaluations were already in place.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a nexus to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder and tinnitus as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's prostate cancer is service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides, while his right ear hearing loss and hypertension are not. Tinnitus has been reopened and granted on the merits.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and heart disease manifested by a heart murmur are remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.