Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, GERD, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and psoriasis as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and hypothyroidism for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus with insomnia and granted a separate 30 percent rating for an insomnia disorder.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including making efforts to obtain VA treatment records from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus with insomnia to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's diagnosed insomnia is separate and distinct from his service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder, recurrent, with associated alcohol use disorder.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory and statutory duty.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 17, 2022, for service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for GERD, right ankle pain, athlete's foot, low back strain, right wrist condition, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and right pinky finger strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease with hypertension and congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy, upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a need for further development including obtaining records in the possession of the federal government and obtaining an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the matter of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pending application for a discharge upgrade with the Army Board for Correction of Military Records.

The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion to fully consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his insomnia disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, back pain, and emotional temperament as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during a period of active duty for training due to exposure to excessive noise.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of appellate review lanes, while the appeal for a respiratory disability other than allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinusitis) is remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of September 13, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.