Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused him to be unable to care for his daily personal needs without regular assistance from another person, warranting the grant of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete STRs.

The Board dismissed the claim for tinnitus and denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, while remanding claims for a right foot condition/cracked heel, bilateral knee degenerative joint disease to include arthralgia, and bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease to include arthralgia.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar disability and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, except for granting a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease and a 50 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of onset in service or within one year after discharge and that the current condition is not etiologically related to military noise exposure.

The appeal for service connection for a lower back condition, sinus condition, and tinnitus is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol abuse, left knee condition, and left foot pain but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reports of onset and continuity of symptoms are credible.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current disability. The claims for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder were remanded.

The Board granted eligibility for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a February 2024 rating decision granting an increased right shoulder disability rating and service connection for a neck disorder, but denied such eligibility for tinnitus and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to allow for further development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not attributable to the Veteran's military service. The appeal also includes remanded issues related to a higher rating and TDIU for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU and dismissed the proposal to combine service connection for patellofemoral syndrome, right knee limitation of extension with residuals of right knee total arthroplasty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus disability is related to his in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a low back disability, while denying service connection for bilateral keratoconus and eczema.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for a deviated nasal septum, a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for hearing loss, and service connection for a right knee disorder due to untimely filing of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and migraines, both directly related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for vertigo was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for early-onset peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities on a presumptive basis, but granted secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased 10 percent rating for atrial flutter.,The Board remanded several issues including service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities (both direct and secondary), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, coronary artery disease with implanted cardiac pacemaker, PTSD, hypertension, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.