Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for tinnitus is well-grounded, and service connection has been granted.,The veteran's claims for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist are well-grounded. Service connection was denied due to lack of clinical evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded and denied them.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of reopening his service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear and tinnitus are well-grounded. The RO should obtain medical records, conduct a VA audiometric examination, and determine whether the hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of injury to the right forearm are well-grounded. The RO should schedule a VA examination coincident with a flare-up in his skin disorders and ensure all pertinent medical evidence is associated with the claims file.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied as his disabilities did not meet the criteria for such a rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus in the right ear has been reopened, and he is now entitled to a 70 percent evaluation for his PTSD with major depression.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current complaints are at least as likely due to exposure to artillery fire during service. Service connection was denied for a visual disorder due to lack of evidence linking it to service or any other established condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a bilateral knee disability are denied as not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is well-grounded, and therefore VA has satisfied its duty to assist in developing facts pertinent to this claim. The evidence supports the veteran's contention that his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to an in-service injury.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus were not well grounded, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a well-grounded claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of right hand laceration is well-grounded and granted. The claims for service connection for sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches are not well grounded.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the RO's initial rating for left hip disorder, reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence, but found that a well-grounded claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has not been presented.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, sinus headaches, tinnitus, chronic otitis media, a nasal deformity and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The claims for increased ratings for the left and right knee disabilities are also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, headaches, and tinnitus were denied as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted a 10% rating for recurrent tinnitus, but denied the claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that the claim was received on January 14, 1997.,The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, determining that the earliest possible effective date is May 18, 1983.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his active duty, and there is no medical nexus linking current hearing loss or tinnitus to service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus is denied. The Board found that the earliest valid claim was received on July 24, 1998.