Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected headaches.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine strain, hypertension, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, right hand tenosynovitis, left hand tenosynovitis, a right hip disability, and a left hip disability. The appeal was dismissed for sleep apnea, vertigo, a left knee disability, headaches, and coronary artery disease. Tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his active military service, as well as the Veteran's ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The appeal to reverse or revise a December 2003 rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and conceded in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability, tinnitus, and increased ratings for major depressive disorder, basal cell carcinoma residuals, and forehead scar.

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

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral eye condition and tinnitus due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) that was received after the effective date of the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left lower nerve pain, right lower nerve pain, bilateral pes planus, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a cervical spine disability. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The appeal of the issues related to increased disability evaluations for various conditions, including peripheral vestibular disease, anxiety disorder with depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, left ear hearing loss, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and tinnitus due to a need for further development of the record.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records and a need for a clarifying opinion regarding the skin disability claim.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury, but remanded several other claims related to the character of discharge and various medical conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right ear tinnitus and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

The Board determined that the severance of service connection for PTSD, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and tinnitus was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in the initial award.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis prior to September 11, 2023. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's right knee meniscal injury and remanded several service connection claims.