Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, sleep apnea, and vision loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a nexus to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service. The appeal for service connection for hallux limitus/rigidus with degenerative changes first metatarsophalangeal joint of the right foot was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of a higher-level review request.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to active duty, including due to harmful noise exposure.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and earlier effective dates for several service-connected conditions, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disability other than anxiety.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, right and left shoulder acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis to obtain medical opinions under 38 U.S.C. § 1168 regarding toxic exposure risk activities during service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings, dismissing all issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus, as the RO had already assigned the earliest possible effective date provided by law.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified insomnia disorder and other service-connected disabilities, an effective date of March 8, 2022, for tinnitus, denied an earlier effective date prior to January 30, 2020, for sleep apnea, and granted a 30 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, effective August 27, 2019.

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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's military noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a back disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and an initial compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.