Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and an earlier effective date of January 14, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral cataracts associated with hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury and right lower extremity sciatica, dismissed the appeal as moot. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right and left shoulder disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable disability rating for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus and entitlement to service connection for a right rotator cuff tear, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for tinnitus, and the Board has dismissed the case.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, prostate cancer, hypertension, bronchial asthma with chronic bronchitis, and CAD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, an initial 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and gastritis, as secondary to H. pylori, but remanded the claim for a compensable rating for Helicobacter pylori with gastritis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a left knee, right knee, lumbar spine, and right thumb disability.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unavailable service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 3, 2019, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left shoulder condition and granted earlier effective dates of May 13, 2019, for both the service connection of left shoulder condition and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches, and assigned a 10% rating for right armpit dermatitis. IBS was denied, while claims for other conditions were either denied or remanded.