Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right knee strain, and tinnitus due to the eligibility of VA treatment benefits not surviving the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a bilateral knee condition, left elbow condition, bilateral foot condition, and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims for further adjudication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claim for service connection of a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and fibromyalgia as the evidence did not show a current disability according to VA standards or a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a March 2024 rating decision that granted service connection for anxiety/depression, left wrist, rhinitis, and tinnitus disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage, but the claims for higher ratings for instability, flexion limitation, extension limitation, and tinnitus were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, left foot pain, and right foot pain due to procedural errors in the initial decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable since March 20, 2014, and the Board granted an effective date of that date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 2013, for the award of service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear condition, to include tinnitus, and a right ear condition, to include tinnitus, based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus to the Veteran's active service. The claim for hearing loss was remanded due to an insufficient private examination report.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a relationship to the Veteran's military acoustic trauma.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent was already assigned. The claims for service connection and a compensable rating for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) and migraine headaches were remanded for further development.