Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the Veteran's symptoms were not found to be severe enough to warrant higher ratings under the applicable criteria.

The appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, PTSD, tinnitus, visual impairment, and inguinal hernia were dismissed due to a violation of the modernized review system rules.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left ankle disability, and a neck disability.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for additional evidence to be obtained.

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

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability and tinnitus, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that new evidence was relevant and the evidence is approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

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

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for unspecified headaches, to include as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but referred a claim for service connection for Meniere's disease as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for increased disability ratings for tinnitus and bilateral temporomandibular joint disorder.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and an increased rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The appeal for service connection for headaches and tinnitus was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to a procedural defect, specifically an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD with anxiety and depression, but denied service connection for a heart disorder. All other claims were dismissed or remanded.

The appeal for service connection for flat feet and tinnitus was withdrawn by the veteran's authorized representative, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence confirming or acknowledging scheduled VA examinations, and to obtain potentially relevant SSA records.