Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and review by a VA examiner.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as a 10 percent rating for bilateral otitis externa.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted an earlier effective date of January 8, 1981, for tinnitus.

The veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it was caused by in-service noise exposure.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's left ankle strain does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran was denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but the effective date of service connection for tinnitus was set to March 21, 2003.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, drug and alcohol abuse, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus (including as due to Agent Orange exposure), glaucoma, and a sinus disability were denied.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disability, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the face and right elbow, interstitial cystitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were denied, as was his claim for a higher initial rating for coronary artery disease. The Board also denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded for additional development.

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

The Board remands the matter for additional medical opinion regarding whether tinnitus is causally related to or aggravated by service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that the veteran had submitted new and material evidence to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied the claim on the merits. The claim for tinnitus was not reopened.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a disability related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic tinnitus, a chronic temporomandibular joint disorder, and a chronic dental disorder. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for his chronic bilateral maxillary sinusitis was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing that the condition was caused by his time in service.