Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and thus invoking the benefit of the doubt doctrine.

The Board denied service connection for ringing of the ears and/or tinnitus, but remanded claims for a respiratory disability secondary to lumbosacral strain with kyphoscoliosis and special monthly compensation.

The appeal was dismissed due to noncompliance with claims processing rules prohibiting concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible report of experiencing recurrent tinnitus since service and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a back disability, and a neck disability based on the Veteran's reports of in-service onset and continuous symptoms.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and service connection for cervical spine and chronic sinusitis disabilities, while denying increased ratings for tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, migraines, and dyspnea on exertion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as he was satisfied with his current 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus) have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current disability.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2019, for the award of service connection for tinnitus was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus originated during his active service.

The Board granted an effective date of August 28, 2020, for the award of service connection for vestibular migraines with vertigo and denied a higher initial rating for the condition while granting a separate, initial 30 percent rating for vertigo associated with it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD, migraines, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim to properly verify the appellant's claimed service and clarify with the Department of Defense such service, including submitting his contentions for consideration.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board denied earlier effective dates for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, higher ratings for the same condition, a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, and a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with spondylosis. However, it granted an earlier effective date of April 29, 2023, for tinnitus.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disorder, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral foot and toenail fungus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year thereafter. The issues of right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus to the Veteran's in-service hazardous noise exposure. The knee strain claim was remanded for further development.