Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to duty to assist errors, including a lack of adequate rationale in the May 2021 medical opinion and failure to provide notice regarding the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to her service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other issues related to PTSD, sciatica nerve left leg, sleep apnea, and diabetes were remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, groin muscle injury, to include scrotum disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in prior VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, depression, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for sleep apnea, vertigo, and a gastrointestinal disability were remanded.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including cervical spine strain with IVDS, upper extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and shin splints.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death, as there is no substituted appellant for this appeal.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lower back disorder, a right knee disorder, and a left knee disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for tinnitus, and service connection for various conditions, including knees and hips.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and higher initial ratings for psychiatric, left shoulder, right hand tremors, left hand tremors, and allergic rhinitis disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset in service and are related to his noise exposure during military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible testimony and military records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible report of a continuity of symptomology since service and exposure to acoustic trauma.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, as there is no current disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and granted entitlement to TDIU from May 29, 2024, to September 25, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, based on new and relevant evidence received.