Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting bilateral hearing loss increased in severity during his period of active duty and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also found that the veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and granted service connection.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, back injury, hearing loss (right ear), and tinnitus to schedule VA examinations.

The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during his service, and denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of catarrhal fever, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims to reopen for a right shoulder disorder and left knee disorder were also denied as new and material evidence was not submitted. Additionally, the veteran does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of an increased evaluation for anxiety with panic attacks.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a relationship between his current disabilities and military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of injury to the right jaw and face, to include a dental disorder are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a right arm scar, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of chronic disability during service or within one year of discharge, nor any competent evidence linking current conditions to service.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of a nexus between the noise the veteran was exposed to on a regular basis in service and the current tinnitus, and grants service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service due to acoustic trauma from a grenade simulator explosion during basic training.

The Board remands the claim for a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to determine the etiology of the veteran's mental health conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's hypertension is service-connected as it was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The veteran does not have tinnitus that can be causally linked to any event or incident of his period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, a chronic left elbow disability, a chronic low back disability, and residuals of a neck injury as there is no competent medical evidence relating any current disabilities to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, congenital heart murmur, cardiac disability, hypertension, and anxiety as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, tinnitus, and keratopathy.

The appeal was denied because the veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning a separate 10 percent evaluation for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disorder has been rated at 40 percent for the period from May 2, 2001, and higher evaluations have not been warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the conditions were not shown to be related to the veteran's active duty service.