Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral finger condition, eczema, and a bilateral eye condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's reports of onset during active service and the presence of a chronic disease.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus and granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, but remanded a claim for a thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied, and the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings and service connection for heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and tinnitus were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in favor of the Veteran with a previous grant of service connection and assignment of a rating.

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

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied, while the appeals for ratings in excess of 40 percent for a back condition and in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and left ankle disability with Achilles tendonitis was granted prior to the decision, thus these claims are dismissed as they no longer remain in appellate status.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and sinusitis, or other non-specific respiratory disability. It granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's status-post left ankle fracture with Achilles calcaneal enthesitis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus for further development, including a new TERA memorandum and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, dermatitis of bilateral shoulders, actinic keratosis (claimed as psoriasis), multiple lipomas, fibrous papule of the right thigh, and left upper extremity scar secondary to lipomas. Several claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, but an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, a cervical spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, and a right shoulder disability due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, as well as other benefits, due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment or other severe symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hearing loss and an ear disability other than hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus before the Board's decision was promulgated.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, low back, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and right knee disabilities due to a lack of proper notification for examinations.