Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hip and knee disorders, a shoulder disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy but denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and IVDS, a scar associated with it, and dismissed claims for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the presumption that it is a chronic disease and was incurred in service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date for tinnitus due to an untimely notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, along with other disabilities, have prevented her from obtaining and maintaining substantial and gainful employment, warranting an award of extraschedular TDIU and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate effective February 17, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a compensable rating for chest/sternum condition and entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities were remanded.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for GERD, hepatitis, nausea, a stomach disability, strep throat, and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for tension headache and remanded the claims for service connection for unspecified abdominal pain, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, low back disorder, left leg paralysis of the sciatic nerve (secondary to a service-connected condition), left foot plantar fasciitis (secondary to a service-connected condition), and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and TBI, but denied service connection for sinusitis. The character of the Appellant's discharge from service was readjudicated and found not to be a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), radiculopathy right lower extremity, and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, right shin splints, and left shin splints.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 14, 2016, and remanded issues related to the left knee instability and special monthly compensation.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertensive vascular disease is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and attributing it to hazardous noise exposure during service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active duty and is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a dental condition (missing teeth), bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance, finding that he does not meet the criteria due to his service-connected disabilities.