Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun in service and granted service connection.,Service connection for arthritis of the right thumb is granted, with a rating of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as evidenced by normal hearing tests during active duty and subsequent years. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion, as well as additional development of VA treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been received since the last previous denial.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a left shoulder disability on the basis that these conditions are related to the veteran's service-connected right shoulder and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to noise during active duty. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral loss of vision, tinnitus, gout, and residuals of a right middle finger injury have all been denied. The Board found that the conditions are not related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus and lumbar degenerative disc disease, L-1/L-2. The issue of service connection for Crohn's disease is not addressed in this decision.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service, and the medical examiner opined that current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have hearing loss disability as contemplated by VA regulations and any current hearing impairment is not attributable to service. Bilateral tinnitus was also not attributable to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes and his tinnitus is not related to service. Therefore, service connection for both conditions is denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his service, and the claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of head trauma (including an upper lip scar and a forehead scar) have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Specifically, the VA examiner found that the veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus related to service. The examiner also noted that the alleged injuries resulting in scars on the upper lip and forehead were not documented in service records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and granted a 20 percent rating for his intervertebral disc syndrome. The veteran does not have diagnosed PTSD, but has mild to moderate symptoms of intervertebral disc syndrome.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened.,The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was not reopened, as the new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for tinnitus, as there was no competent clinical opinion linking the condition to military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's cause of death, cardiac failure due to or resulting from coronary artery disease, was not caused by a service-connected disability.