Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1983 rating decisions denying service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and residuals of right ear infection due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and granted a 20 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have service connection for hearing loss, right ankle injury, right wrist sprain, tinnitus, left knee chondromalacia, serous otitis media, or cyst of the right testicle. The evaluation for lumbosacral strain is 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss with tinnitus originated during his active duty service and is therefore granted as service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a bilateral ear disorder, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for defective hearing, tinnitus, and ear infections, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and back disability are not related to service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for tinnitus and hearing loss, as well as service connection for cancer of the neck due to exposure to Agent Orange, were denied by the RO. The RO found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service or to exposure to herbicide agents used in Vietnam.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, tinnitus, diffuse cortical atrophy, and bursitis of the left shoulder as these conditions are not shown to have been present in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran is entitled to an effective date of October 16, 1999 for a 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss and granted a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus. The veteran's tinnitus is rated as constant, meeting the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's exposure to loud noises during service is at least as likely as not related to his current conditions.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected mechanical low back pain, effective from the date of the August 2001 examination. The veteran is also awarded a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's iritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted as it was incurred during active duty due to acoustic trauma from artillery and gunfire exposure.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for tinnitus, which will now be considered on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), hepatitis C, and a skin rash as there is no evidence of current diagnoses for these conditions.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are attributable to noise exposure during service, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.