Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a low back condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis, tinnitus, and hypertension due to a need for additional evidentiary development.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but denied service connection for PTSD, joint pains, bilateral hearing loss, and an eye disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, both of which are presumed to have been incurred in service due to the Veteran's noise exposure during his active duty.

The Board denied service connection for low back, neck, right ankle, left ankle, and hearing loss conditions but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, foot, psychiatric disorder, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for vertigo and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and lumbar strain due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board, given that the Veteran's claims were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The appeal for a TDIU is remanded to the Undersecretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. §4.16(b).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and posterior scalp scarring, remanded the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and dismissed the appeal seeking compensation for a skin condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance regarding its relation to hazardous noise exposure during active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the receipt of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a new medical opinion and ensure all relevant Reserve service records are obtained.

The Board denied a higher rating for tinnitus and granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus was related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's tinnitus may have begun during his period of active service.