Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection cannot be established. The veteran's claims are denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining VA clinic records and scheduling him for a VA audiology examination. The RO will then readjudicate his claims based on the evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to separate 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus as a single rating is authorized under current regulations.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral tinnitus, rated at 10 percent, is not eligible for a higher rating based on the law and there are no exceptional circumstances warranting extra-schedular evaluation.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as the evidence does not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for tinnitus with dizziness, finding that the new evidence submitted did not provide a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claim, and there is no direct link between his current conditions and his military service.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for secondary service connection for a right knee disability was also denied.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to procedural defects in the VCAA notice provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for a healed left zygomatic fracture and service connection for tinnitus, as secondary to his service-connected healed left zygomatic fracture.

The veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected tinnitus has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal in June 2004.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for tinnitus, finding that the disability is already rated at its maximum of 10 percent under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied a request for an effective date prior to April 16, 2002 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The claim arose on October 31, 1968 and was first submitted in April 2002.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to his active service. The claim for residuals of a low back injury was reopened due to new evidence received since the December 1972 rating decision, but service connection is not warranted as there is no direct link between the condition and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, currently rated at 10 percent disabling, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tinnitus and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are likely due to inservice acoustic trauma, leading to a grant of service connection.