Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need to verify her periods of military service and obtain medical examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is not related to his service-connected rhinitis and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, eye disability, impotence, cramps of the lower and upper body, and hearing loss. The claim for athlete's foot was reopened but not granted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's military service or diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is attributable to noise exposure sustained during his active service.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence both for and against these claims is in equipoise.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain further development, specifically regarding the audiometric results from the veteran's January 1970 flight physical examination.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral tinnitus remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his period of service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is no medical nexus between these conditions and active service. The veteran's claims were denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in May 1992, and no new or material evidence has been submitted since then. The effective date remains unchanged as the claim is not considered to have arisen until June 4, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to noise exposure during his military service, which is granted.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of increased rating for tinnitus and initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss due to additional development being required.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right hip and both knees, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA audiological examination to determine the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and an increased rating for tuberculous epididymitis were denied by the VA Regional Office. The case is being remanded to provide proper VCAA notice and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his current conditions did not originate in service or until decades thereafter.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence, and the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being returned to the RO for further consideration.

The veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence submitted since the May 2001 decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. The veteran's hearing loss is found to be related to his military service.