Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted an effective date of May 31, 2023, for service connection for tinnitus but denied a higher initial rating and SMC based on housebound status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, a skin disability to include athlete's foot and onychomycosis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with memory loss, due to duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decisions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral tinnitus, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis based on the evidence not supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for restless leg syndrome and panic attacks with unspecified traumatic stressor-related disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, left ankle disability, tinnitus, and sciatic nerve impairment due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, bilateral knee disorders, sinusitis, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeal of service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus as secondary to sinusitis/rhinitis due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions alone cause a need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and dementia (claimed as memory loss) were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence was submitted linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of character of service as a bar to VA benefits, and service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and asthma due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Appellant's mental status at the time of his discharge.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for sleep impairment, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, back condition, sleep apnea, and right foot condition as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service incurrence or nexus to service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current symptoms. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for abdominal, lower back, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a right index finger strain.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the claims for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed.