Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an earlier effective date for migraines, prior to June 13, 2022. The claim for an increased rating for migraine disability was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and reinstatement of a 10 percent disability rating for asthma, as well as a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and denied an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic neuropathy affecting both upper extremities.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for Meniere's disease with vertigo, effective from February 24, 2018. It also granted an initial 50 percent rating for headaches and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 8, 2019.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for chronic urticaria and a higher initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches from March 2, 2021, to August 5, 2021. The claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches from August 5, 2021, was denied, as well as the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot. The claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches were denied. An earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues related to the right ankle, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and pes planus were remanded.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 7, 2015, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no new evidence was received within one year of the August 1996 denial.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was granted a rating of 100 percent, and TDIU was granted. An increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder. The Board also denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ratings for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), migraines, a neck condition, and cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus. The claim for a right eye condition was denied.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral tinnitus, and a left ankle disability. The claims for increased ratings for a painful scar on the left thigh, sinusitis, and onychomycosis of the great toes were denied, as was the claim for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, hypothyroidism as secondary to psychiatric conditions (PTSD and insomnia), and a left-hand condition (burn scar).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a link to the Veteran's active service.

The appeal was partially successful, with the claim for tinnitus being granted and other claims remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible statements and evidence of acoustic trauma in service.