Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 30, 2022, due to an alleged pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to obtain private medical records.

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

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal concerning the service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected heart disability from July 1, 2020 to March 3, 2023 and denied evaluations in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, 10 percent for tinnitus, and no compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for TDIU based solely on the service-connected heart disability was dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or continuity of symptoms after service, and the current tinnitus is less likely than not caused by or a result of military noise exposure.

The appeal was partially denied, with some issues dismissed and others remanded for further consideration.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected persistent depressive disorder. SMC was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence that it manifested in service or within one year thereafter, and the weight of the evidence does not support a finding that it is related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for stimulant use disorder, cocaine, mild with alcohol use disorder, mild.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating than 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for contact dermatitis.

The Veteran's claim for benefits under the Home Improvement and Structural Alterations (HISA) program to remodel the entrance of his home, including railings on both sides and replacement of carpet, was granted.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.