Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional information and evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorders, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The appeal is pending further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a stapedectomy warrant a 60 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the November 2002 decision.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a cervical spine disorder, and headaches. However, additional development is needed before these claims can be decided.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to service and denied his claim.

The Board found no evidence of a hearing disability in service and denied the appellant's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, concluding that these conditions are not related to her military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus. The claim is now considered on its merits, and the Board finds that service connection for tinnitus is warranted as it is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during military service and grants service connection for this condition. However, the claim for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence linking it to active service.

The Board found no competent medical evidence of current hearing loss and tinnitus, thus denying the veteran's claims for service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence linking current tinnitus to service or any incident of service.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus is denied as the law does not allow for an effective date prior to November 26, 2002.

The VA determined that the veteran's tinnitus did not develop as a result of his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for defective hearing in the right ear and tinnitus. The issue of an increased rating for defective hearing is remanded to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that no formal or informal claim was received before April 24, 1998.

The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to his military service and denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral frostbite of the feet and a fatty liver, but denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an increased rating for sinusitis.

The veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examinations to determine if the veteran's current hearing loss, tinnitus, and perforated ear drum are related to service.