Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to provide a new opinion considering the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents under the PACT Act.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the probative evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and their military service.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed severance and reduction of evaluations were not final decisions.

The Board granted an additional compensable rating for left knee instability and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for left knee strain (extension) and flexion, as well as service connection for a left leg disability and right leg disability.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded due to the need for further evidence regarding the appellant's National Guard service status.

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision, as it pertains to the grant of service connection for PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a neck scar and a rating of 100 percent for asthma from May 25, 2021. The tinnitus claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service and noise exposure during his military career.

The Board remands the service connection claims for left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus for readjudication due to an AOJ error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss with effective dates of December 20, 2018. An initial evaluation of 100 percent was granted for the psychiatric condition, while a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. SMC was also granted from that date.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, with the low back pain issue remanded for further development.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for prostate cancer, DM2, and ED as well as the award of SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) because no earlier claim was filed within one year of the enactment of the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance in calendar year 2021 for a back brace, as there was no evidence that the use of the back brace resulted in wear and tear on the outer garment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma.