Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed, and the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss will be readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a direct relationship between the current condition and in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, xerostomia (dry mouth), GERD, dysphagia, and loss of sense of smell. The claim for a compensable rating for the status post-surgical neck scar was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of tinnitus related to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence demonstrated its onset during active service and has been chronic since then. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for residuals status post fourth metacarpal healed fracture of the right hand. An earlier effective date was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD and cannabis use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for a hearing loss disability. The claims for migraine headaches, anxiety disorder with insomnia, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) were remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, a back condition, tinnitus, and sleep disturbances secondary to PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for various other back, neck, shoulder, knee, wrist, ankle, and foot disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between the in-service noise exposure or toxic exposure risk activity and the current disabilities.

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

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, metatarsalgia, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection were remanded due to missing records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches as secondary to PTSD, left hip strain as secondary to a left ankle disability, and GERD as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's condition began in service and has continued to the present.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss for accrued benefits purposes due to a lack of credible evidence showing he had these conditions during his lifetime.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his active duty and has continued since then.