Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have PTSD related to his military service, but he has bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus which are related to his military service. The appellant's left thumb disability is not related to his military service.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for labyrinthitis with tinnitus and a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus. The veteran's PTSD was rated as 30 percent disabling from June 25, 1998.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals concerning service connection for tinnitus, residuals of arthroplasty of the right and left fifth toes, hypertension, a scar of the abdomen, as his response to the statement of the case did not allege any error in fact or law.

The Board determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is causally linked to his exposure to excessive noise during service, but does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss. Therefore, service connection for tinnitus was granted, while service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, and did not reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's allergic dermatitis was rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for undiagnosed illness and increased rating for left ankle disability were denied. The evidence did not show objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an illness or combination of illnesses manifested by the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the veteran's internment as a prisoner of war. The conditions are presumed based on localized edema experienced during captivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a digestive disorder, and tinnitus. The issues were framed as such by the Board.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for otitis media of the left ear with tympanoplasty and mastoiditis, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's hearing loss in the left ear is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6100, and tinnitus is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus. Right ear hearing loss is found to be incurred in service, while the evidence does not support a finding of left ear hearing loss or tinnitus being related to service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left hip disability and granted an initial rating of 20 percent from September 1, 1997. Service connection was also established for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure during service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss and an increased evaluation for tinnitus, as well as his claim for service connection for hypertension and heart disease. The initial rating for PTSD was also denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for tinnitus as a service-connected residual of acute lymphocytic meningitis was denied. The highest schedular rating available is 10 percent, and there are no additional benefits that could be awarded due to the severance of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's period of active duty service. The skin disability is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.

The Board finds that the veteran's current tinnitus is likely related to his active service, specifically the acoustic trauma responsible for his already service-connected hearing loss. As a result, the claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied. His claim for service connection for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, tinnitus, prostate cancer, and a psychosis. The claim for increased rating for degenerative changes of the fifth distal interphangeal joint of the right hand was also denied. The RO reduced the veteran's previously assigned 10% evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae condition but did not restore it.