Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, based on new evidence that was submitted.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss and right shoulder degenerative arthritis. The claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bell's palsy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, a right knee disorder, and a right hip disorder were either denied or remanded.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as it is not related to a disease or injury sustained during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lower back condition and tinnitus to correct pre-decision duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, including chronic thoracolumbar strain, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, traumatic brain injury with vertigo, and others.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance regarding its relation to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of tinnitus at any time during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and no auditory threshold of 40 dB or greater in any relevant frequency, speech recognition score above 94 percent, or combination of three or more frequencies at 26 dB or higher.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for tension headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for dry eye syndrome, facial scarring, GERD, and entitlement to individual unemployability.

The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD and various peripheral neuropathies.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the issue is now moot with an effective date assigned by the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder (tinea cruris) and an initial rating of 30 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but denied other claims including those for back disability, psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and various knee and ear conditions.