The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and is unrelated to any noise exposure during active duty service. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service or due to any incident of service, including noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1737585
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to her military service despite conflicting reports from her VA and private physicians. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and is unrelated to his period of active duty. The VA examiner opined that it is least likely as not related to noise exposure in service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his military service. The Board also noted that the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes at any time.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his military service.
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