Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied a higher evaluation for tinnitus and did not address the other issues as they were set aside by the Court. The veteran's service-connected mechanical low back pain is rated at 20 percent from January 5, 2000.

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

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the record, including a lack of VA examination reports. The AMC or RO is instructed to obtain relevant medical records from the VAMCs in Walla Wall and Seattle, schedule new examinations for PTSD and tinnitus, and ask the veteran to clarify his appeal regarding shoulder disorders.

The veteran disagrees with the severance of service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, as well as the assigned rating. The case is being remanded to schedule a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate schedular ratings for bilateral tinnitus as it is not shown to be a matter of law.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is manifested by recurrent symptoms in each ear, and the Board has determined that he is not entitled to separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his facial scar with injury to facial nerve (7th) branches to superior orbicularis oris muscle. The veteran is not entitled to service connection for tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking it to service, while the facial scar remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus, finding that a single 10 percent rating is authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the current rating criteria do not allow for such a division.

The veteran has requested the withdrawal of his appeals regarding bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. As a result, the Board dismisses these appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus and service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his tinnitus. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating for tinnitus, and it determined that there was no evidence of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date, finding that the grants of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were assigned based on October 8, 1998, when he submitted a request to reopen his previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of the veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability, specifically bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service. The veteran's PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50%.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right arm, finding that only a single 10 percent evaluation is assignable for bilateral tinnitus. The veteran's claim for separate evaluations for each ear was also denied.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the evaluation for tinnitus, and as a result, the Board has dismissed the case.

The Board has determined that the veteran is already receiving the maximum available rating for bilateral tinnitus under Diagnostic Code 6260, and therefore separate ratings for each ear are not warranted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for each ear for tinnitus is denied as a matter of law due to the regulations prohibiting such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and a higher rating is not warranted.

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