Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports recurrent tinnitus throughout the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to outstanding active-duty and Navy Reserve service records, as well as a new VA medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding no evidence of a current qualifying disability. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the claim for tinnitus as moot, while denying increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy and remanding several back and limb conditions for further evaluation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an adequate addendum medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed as a matter of law. The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound was granted.

The Board granted an effective date of July 13, 2020, for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD but denied service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee condition, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for urethritis, residuals of right lateral thigh contusion, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his tinnitus began during service and is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for migraines, tinnitus, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The appeal of whether a timely request for Higher-Level Review was received for the March 2014 denial of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and right shoulder disability is denied.

The appeal was partially denied and partially remanded, with some claims granted and others denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychotic condition including PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for a right knee condition, finding no current disability.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions, including vision disability, allergies, and back pain, due to insufficient evidence of toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral tinnitus disability and an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, neurological disabilities of the right and left upper extremities, and right and left foot pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the RO.