Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran was not rated as totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities at the time of his death, and therefore is not eligible for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun during his military service and is therefore granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service medical records and a VA audiological examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues, including an audiometry examination for tinnitus. The case is now remanded back to the RO for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's timely substantive appeal was filed with respect to his August 1998 RO rating decision, which denied service connection for a right shoulder condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The case is now being returned to the RO for further development of the issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, warranting service connection. The left pterygium is not considered a condition incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a VA examination to determine the current nature and extent of the veteran's service-connected tinnitus. The RO should consider the May 2003 opinion of the VA General Counsel regarding the rating criteria for tinnitus.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of definite social and industrial impairment, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus with vertigo secondary to ear surgery should be May 19, 1995.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hearing loss due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete information regarding the veteran's service stressors and exposure to noise. The claims for PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus are also being reviewed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran's tinnitus is rated at a 10 percent evaluation effective June 10, 2003. The RO has not yet considered the other issues and ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, ear infections and a perforated eardrum, ulcers, and hepatitis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for otitis media/externa, bilateral, status postoperative mastoidectomy with tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes and denied his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not due to noise exposure in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus began during his military service and is granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for tinnitus and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.