Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

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

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure likely caused the condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 23, 2022, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the benefits were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision. The claims for initial compensable evaluations for mallet finger, fifth and fourth digits were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD due to an inadequate VA examination. The issue of whether the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to entitlement to VA benefits is also remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that his service-connected disabilities contributed to his hypoxic brain injury and other causes of death.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for migraines, chronic otitis externa, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for tension headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether it is causally related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased disability evaluations, except for left knee scar and patellofemoral complex with recurrent instability, which were granted an effective date of December 1, 2004.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction. The claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and Meniere's syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, hypertension, and a disability manifested by high cholesterol.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 11, 2020 for the service connection awards for IVDS, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation of the claimed conditions.

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

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to injuries sustained during active duty for training.

The Board granted an effective date of May 10, 1989, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for headache disorder, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, colon cancer, and lung cancer were remanded for further development.