Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for tinnitus as it was not present in service and is not etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical service provided on October 1, 2003 due to lack of authorization and failure to meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder.,The Board also denied entitlement to an effective date prior to June 12, 2001 for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied due to the VA examiner finding no current symptoms of PTSD.,The veteran's claim for hearing loss was previously denied and new evidence did not relate his hearing loss to service.

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his unemployability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was denied. Service connection for tinnitus was granted, but the veteran is seeking a higher initial rating.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied the claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The evidence submitted since the previous denial does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore he cannot receive a separate 10 percent rating for each ear.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus did not meet the criteria for service connection as they were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than January 7, 2003 for the grant of service connection for seizures with syncope episodes and insomnia, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and premature ventricular contractions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The claim for a bilateral foot disorder is remanded due to insufficient development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic tinnitus. The veteran's service records do not show any specific mention of these conditions, but both are linked to his reported noise exposure during military service.,For chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, the Board found that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it was incurred due to military noise exposure, and thus granted service connection. For chronic tinnitus, the Board concluded that there is insufficient evidence linking it directly to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular ratings for each ear. The case is now remanded for further action, including consideration of an extra-schedular rating under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1).

The veteran's request for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no separate evaluations are warranted for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The appeal for a higher evaluation is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no separate evaluations are warranted for each ear. The claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to his military service, including exposure to noise. The claim was denied.