Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left knee disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Chambers and the Social Security Administration.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 10 percent initial rating for the veteran's left knee injury, status post meniscectomy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss in his left ear is service-connected, but not in his right ear. The tinnitus is also found to be related to his hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that his fatal motor vehicle accident was not related to his active duty service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to decide the claim of service connection for tinnitus, including considering whether it is related to service-connected hearing loss.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete records and the need for further medical examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not due to exposure to acoustic trauma during his National Guard duty in February 1964. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a video conference hearing due to his inability to attend the scheduled Travel Board hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus did not manifest during service and is not related to any in-service noise exposure, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left hip disability. The Board finds that comprehensive medical examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected left foot disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it was not present during or within a year after service and did not develop as a result of any incident during service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure. The veteran also has asbestosis with lung scarring, which is linked to his in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, including National Guard service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to active service due to noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tinnitus that is causally or etiologically related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been denied as the evidence does not show that the schedular criteria are inadequate for evaluating his conditions.