Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability but granted service connection for tinnitus and a respiratory disability due to an undiagnosed illness. Cold injury residuals were not rated in excess of 30 percent, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not related to noise trauma sustained during service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for higher initial ratings for knee strain and shoulder strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to predecisional duty to assist errors, including scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's statements regarding in-service onset and recurrent symptoms to be competent and credible.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus had its onset during active duty.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the soft tissue mass of the forehead and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability but dismissed the appeals for hypothyroidism, bilateral tinnitus, and left-hand condition.

The Board denied service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, tinnitus, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle tendonitis. The claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and headache disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition and a gastrointestinal condition, but denied an earlier effective date and higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for other conditions were either reopened or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraines, tinnitus, sleep disorder, recurrent fainting, bowel condition, hysterectomy, ovarian cysts, scar tissue, miscarriage, fibroids, heavy menstruation, skin disorder, hair loss condition, and stiff-man syndrome, due to gaps in the Veteran's service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded several claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings and service connection, resulting in the dismissal of all appeals.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and right CTS as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for perforated sigmoid diverticulitis, pelvic abscess due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement, and the increased rating claim for left ankle sprain was denied based on the current 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for tinnitus, and a higher initial rating for pes planus.

The Board denied higher ratings for urinary incontinence and left ear hearing loss, denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and verruca vulgaris, denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus, but granted TDIU from April 5, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. The left ear hearing loss and tinnitus claims were remanded.