Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney stones, and multiple other disabilities. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis, right lower radiculopathy, and tinnitus, and assigned a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating of 10 percent for a left wrist scar, while denying higher ratings for ganglion cyst and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee, right knee, lower back, and tinnitus conditions. The claims for a right shoulder condition and neck condition were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted as May 10, 2024.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 50% rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and granted an effective date of October 11, 2021, for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the issues of whether the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to entitlement to VA benefits, and for VA compensation for degenerative disc disease, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Appellant's mental status at the time of his misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma and his current tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a disability of the feet, to include bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to November 26, 2014. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, low back pain, right knee strain, and left shoulder impingement syndrome. The claim for an increased rating for migraine headaches was denied as well as the initial disability rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder.