Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board finds that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, bilateral shoulder disability and PTSD are not well-grounded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has granted a separate evaluation of 10 percent for tinnitus and a zero percent evaluation for right ear hearing loss with tinnitus, previously rated as one disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection on multiple issues, finding that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection in any of these areas.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent for PTSD, effective from January 29, 1993. The veteran's cardiovascular disability is rated at 30 percent with tinnitus also rated at 10 percent, both effective October 15, 1997. An earlier effective date for TDIU and service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 18, 1968 decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claim was denied as his hearing loss did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for low back pain and tinnitus are not well grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence showing these conditions resulted from or were aggravated by VA treatment in May 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for entitlement to TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

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

The veteran's claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and an audiologic examination.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The decision states there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's currently diagnosed Meniere's disease to his service-connected tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and a left foot disorder were both addressed. The claim for bilateral tinnitus was denied, while the claim for a left foot disorder (diagnosed as compression neuropathy) was granted.

The Board found that the appellant's postoperative vocal cord polyp, hearing loss, and tinnitus are not service-connected as they were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected septectomy for deviated nasal septum.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, malunion of the mandible with temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a laceration scar of the left ear, and dental trauma for compensation purposes. The Board found that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic prostatitis due to a lack of competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his period of active service.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against granting higher ratings or service connection for any of the claimed conditions. The veteran's current disabilities do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected residuals of a sprained right ankle with traumatic arthritis.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, as he has worked in the past and is able to hear with his current hearing aids. The Board finds that the veteran is not unemployable due to these disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury, tinnitus, and gastrointestinal disorder. The appeals for an undiagnosed illness manifested by dizziness and aching joints were not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are not well-grounded, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.