Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran is factually housebound due to his service-connected PTSD with depression prior to September 28, 2005 and beginning July 1, 2006. Special monthly compensation based on housebound status has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the veteran's renal cancer is related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicides. The issue of tinnitus remains unresolved and will be addressed in a future decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service. The claim for lumbosacral strain was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under section 1318 due to his total disability rating being less than 10 years prior to his death.

The veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he claims began during his military service. The VA has not provided sufficient evidence to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury, tinnitus, and COPD. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right eye vision loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service, including exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty. As such, these conditions have been granted as service-connected.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not caused by or aggravated by noise exposure in service, including National Guard service. As a result, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may a sensorineural hearing loss be presumed to have been so incurred. Therefore, both claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is a disorder of service origin and grants service connection for it. The secondary service connection claim for CAD remains pending as there are conflicting opinions on whether the veteran's CAD is related to his diabetes.

The veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between his current conditions and his military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back condition have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions or evidence linking them to service.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and frostbite residuals were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition. The memory loss disability claim was not addressed as it did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is related to head trauma in service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

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

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the highest allowable schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic PTSD. The veteran served in Vietnam and experienced combat-related stressors, leading to a diagnosis of chronic PTSD. Service connection is granted for this condition. Chronic tinnitus was also found to have originated during active service due to inservice noise exposure from aircraft operations.