Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, in and of themselves, do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denies service connection for Meniere's Disease.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, bilateral tinnitus, right ankle disability, and cervical spine disability as there was no medical evidence of a nexus between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board found that there is no evidence of in-service incurrence, continuity of symptomatology since service, and no evidence of tinnitus being related to service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection as they are related to in-service noise exposure.

The appeal was denied as the evidence submitted is not new and material, and there is no current diagnosis of tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 20, 1983, for service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the conditions are likely related to noise exposure during active service.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were determined to be related to his military service, while right ear hearing loss was not.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is manifested by impairment of memory, daily nightmares, disturbances of mood, near-constant anxiety, tangential speech, and a difficulty in maintaining effective work and social relationships. The Board finds that the criteria for a 50 percent rating are met.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's chronic demyelination/small vessel disease was granted as secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches, while claims for a chronic acquired heart disorder, chronic tinnitus, and chronic seizure disorder were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to the RO via the AMC for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of in-service acoustic trauma, current disability, or a nexus between the claimed disabilities and his military service. The claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to obtain corroborating evidence of an alleged stressor event.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for tinnitus was denied as the 10 percent disability rating is the maximum schedular rating available under the applicable regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, schizophrenia (previously evaluated as a personality disorder), bilateral tinnitus, low back disability, left ankle disability, chronic kidney failure, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, Type II, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no medical nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to schedule an additional examination with a more accurate post-service noise exposure history.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.