Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and hazardous noise exposure during his military service.

The appeal for an effective date prior to October 23, 2017, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and TBI residuals; tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and evidence showing that the condition had its onset during service.

The Board allowed a 20-percent evaluation for bilateral tinea pedis, an earlier effective date was denied for service connection for tinnitus, and a 100-percent evaluation was granted from July 16, 2018, for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on credible testimony of in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance regarding its relation to the Veteran's active service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting a timely VA Form 10182 within one year of the AOJ's decision date.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as the Veteran was not receiving or entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death.

The Board granted service connection for otitis media of the right ear with conductive hearing loss and denied increased ratings for tinnitus and eczema.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to schedule a TERA-specific examination and opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury and related symptoms to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral ear condition, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone or in combination, do not preclude his ability to obtain or maintain employment.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's military occupational specialty had a high probability of hazardous noise exposure and that her current condition is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a relationship between the Veteran's current disability and in-service acoustic trauma.