Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, tinnitus, arthritis of the neck and hands, and torn ACLs due to a need for additional development of the record.

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

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, an acquired psychiatric disability, and tinnitus based on evidence supporting the onset of symptoms during service and their persistence since.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining additional VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and remanded the claim for further development. The effective date of April 28, 2021, was granted for tinnitus, but no earlier. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement within one year after notification of the May 2022 and September 2023 rating decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no new evidence was submitted within one year of the April 2019 rating decision that denied reopening these claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left foot disability, major depressive disorder, and secondary disabilities related to the left foot. The remaining claims were remanded.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a lumbosacral disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for essential hypertension, bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca, pancreatic issues, interstitial lung disease, respiratory bronchial problems, and bilateral tinnitus due to a pre-decisional error in not attempting to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board remands the service connection claim for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability and various other conditions, including hypertension, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision also denied an effective date prior to January 12, 2023, for the award of service connection for hypertension and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (ulnar nerve), left upper extremity.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, but remanded the claim for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a claim or intent to file a claim prior to May 5, 2016.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for tinnitus and a left knee disability due to inadequate medical opinions.