Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and no higher. The Board found that there is no legal basis for a separate rating for each ear.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining an opinion on whether the veteran's hearing loss at entry was aggravated by service and a determination of whether his tinnitus is related to service. The case will be held in abeyance until these issues are resolved.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection as there was insufficient continuity of symptomatology to support a grant based on post-service complaints.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The left ear hearing loss claim is remanded for readjudication.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not incurred in service. The other issues regarding additional chronic right eye disabilities and diminished sense of smell/taste secondary to right eye injury are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions did not have a nexus to his active service. The VA examination revealed significant sensorineural hearing loss but concluded it was not likely due to noise exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied increased evaluations for tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, mechanical low back pain as a result of disc degeneration, and bilateral hearing loss. The highest possible rating (10%) was already assigned for the veteran's tinnitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a lower back disability, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and hiatal hernia. The appeals are REMANDED to the RO.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence. Service connection for tinnitus was denied as the veteran's claim is not supported by medical opinion linking his current condition to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of chronic bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by active service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a right hand injury and arthritis of the first right carpometacarpal joint, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for tinnitus was also denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has withdrawn the veteran's appeal regarding his claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions or a link to military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and REMANDED the claim of frostbite of the lower extremities to the RO.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the current disability is not related to service.,For patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, a noncompensable rating has been assigned. The RO found that the condition does not clearly interfere with normal employability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the veteran's service-connected hearing loss in his left ear.

The Board found no present diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension with associated retinopathy. The issues regarding these conditions are now remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and bilateral tinnitus, but denied the veteran's requests for higher initial ratings. The rating assigned for PTSD is 70 percent.