Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no new evidence was submitted to warrant a different outcome.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for a right knee disability and left knee disability.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.

The Board granted increased service connection for PTSD at a 70% rating, and also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but granted service connection for left knee instability status post ACL repair.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 1, 2003, for service connection for vertigo based on clear and unmistakable error in a March 1995 rating decision. The Board found that service treatment records unavailable at the time of the 1995 decision were duplicative of records already considered and would not have manifestly changed the outcome.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal stricture and tinnitus, but denied service connection for skin cancer.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw the claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's ability to attend a VA examination.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), and tinnitus was dismissed as it was duplicative of an earlier appeal.

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

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining additional service records and a more comprehensive medical opinion.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as there were pre-decisional breaches of duty to assist.