Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied higher ratings for PTSD, left shoulder disability, and tinnitus but granted a separate 30% rating for right knee extension limitation from May 4, 2022 to April 23, 2024, and a TDIU effective March 13, 2020.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's headache disability and denied an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, granting an effective date of June 12, 2017, for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and granted service connection for headaches/migraines and insomnia disorder as secondary to her service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal is remanded for the AOJ to provide the appellant with notice of his right to a hearing and then determine if the duty to assist requires any additional evidentiary development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, post-traumatic degenerative joint disease of the left metacarpals and interphalangeal joints, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for posttraumatic residual pain of the cervical and cervico-thoracic region was remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as the AOJ granted service connection in a March 2025 rating decision. The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent had been assigned.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the condition is secondary to her service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence is at least in a state of approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus began during his military service. The case was remanded for further development regarding entitlement to compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for bilateral eye disorders.

The appeals for increased ratings of unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, tinnitus, pterygium, left eye, and right ear hearing loss were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had onset during active service and is related to in-service noise exposure. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service and has been continuous since then.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for various conditions was proper due to the appellant's other than honorable discharge from active duty.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as there is no case or controversy currently before the Board.

The Board denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for the remaining conditions, including hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues.

The appeal for service connection for right and left knee disorders, tinnitus, hearing loss, a compensable rating for bronchitis, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD was denied. The appeal for service connection for a hiatal hernia was remanded.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.