Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no medical evidence establishing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a VA audiology examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any diagnosed hearing loss and/or tinnitus. The veteran's claims will be readjudicated after this.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are likely due to exposure to gunfire during service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by military service, as they preexisted service and there is no medical evidence linking them to military noise exposure. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, chronic fatigue, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and headaches. The evidence submitted since the July 1991 denial did not provide new or material evidence to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated as 10 percent disabling and the appeal for an increased rating has been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his military service.

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

The Board denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic tinnitus, finding no evidence of such disabilities during or proximate to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions. The VA examiner found it less likely as not that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus were caused by acoustic trauma during service.

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

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for tinnitus, and the Board is dismissing this issue.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the conditions listed, including low back disability, left ankle sprain, eye disorder (other than conjunctivitis), bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, chronic lung disorder (PPD positive), gastrointestinal disorder (indigestion or gastritis), prostatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchopneumonia, peptic ulcer disease, ischemic heart disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease with angina, diabetes mellitus, acute pyelonephritis, liver condition, Bell's palsy with facial numbness, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and erectile dysfunction.

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

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective October 9, 2001, based on his service-connected disabilities. The combined rating for these conditions at that time was 80 percent.

The veteran's tinnitus is related to his service-connected hearing loss, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to his current condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for cardiopulmonary disease was denied. The RO also determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating for his GERD, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, degenerative joint diseases of the knees, costochondritis, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no medical evidence linking the condition to service.