Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no persuasive medical evidence indicating that his tinnitus was incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to completion of its appellate review for the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The case is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the appellant's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of a back injury, and hypertension. The appellant needs to provide records from his periods of active duty for training, including those related to his 1964 and 1965 surgeries, post-service injuries, worker's compensation claim, and Social Security Administration disability benefits.

The Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are related to noise exposure experienced during active service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the veteran. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not establish a link to military service or any other condition.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of their onset or development during active duty. The Board also found that the veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and otitis media are not related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no current disability and thus cannot establish service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 11, 2001, for service connection of right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim was filed on that date, and there is no evidence indicating a prior claim or entitlement to these conditions within one year of separation from military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of acoustic trauma in service and noting the absence of any medical records linking current tinnitus to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral knee disability.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance, entitling him to special monthly compensation. He also meets criteria for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment assistance.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need to obtain VA outpatient clinic records from Viera, Florida.

The Board finds that the veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than February 4, 2003 for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, so his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and ischemic optic neuropathy of the right eye were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disorder for VA purposes and denied his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of tinnitus is remanded for further examination.