Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 100 percent initial disability rating for PTSD and denied an increased rating for tinnitus, while dismissing the claims for service connection of other psychiatric conditions and TDIU prior to March 2, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to noise exposure during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy, left thumb injury residuals, bilateral hand tremors, chronic rhinitis (presumptively), and chronic sinusitis.,The Veteran's lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a lower back disability, residuals of inguinal hernia repair, residuals of umbilical hernia repair, and sinusitis. Service connection was denied for an ulcer, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and acne.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and (r)(1) based on his need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and fibromyalgia. The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent, which was not increased.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for tinnitus, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding a relationship between his military service and current tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension but granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 7, 2025.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the probative medical evidence did not show a nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and his military service.

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

The Board granted service connection for recurrent tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities, as the evidence demonstrated she was unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss disability due to insufficient evidence.