Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for right ear hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to a negative nexus opinion that does not adequately address the Veteran's assertions and a lack of medical evidence supporting a positive relationship between her symptoms of tinnitus and hazardous noise exposure.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy and denied an increased rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for other conditions due to a lack of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, and a 50% disability rating for migraine headaches effective June 12, 2019. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and found that new, but not relevant evidence was received to readjudicate the claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and dry eye syndrome, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's military service and his current tinnitus disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 2020 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

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

The Board's decision to deny a disability rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus is remanded for further development, including an examination to address potential secondary service connection theories.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions, including tinnitus, GERD with hiatal hernia, major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, spinal stenosis with lumbosacral strain status post surgery, scars of the back, and radiculopathy in both lower extremities. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was also denied a compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings for his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for foot pain/plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, bilateral elbow strain, and mental disorder, to include unspecified bipolar disorder and other specified feeding or eating disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, otitis media, dermatitis, hypertension, gout, lipoma, G6PD deficiency, and benign microscopic blood in urine. The effective date of service connection for dermatitis was set to December 16, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, a back disability, a left knee disability, a left shoulder disability, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.