Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for tinnitus with insomnia, finding the symptoms to be consistent with occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's noise exposure during her active service in Afghanistan supports this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no current diagnosis of tinnitus and that the evidence did not support a link between the claimed condition and military service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 1, 2021, for service connection for the Veteran's thoracic spine, cervical spine, right foot, painful scar, status-post varicocele surgery, left lower abdomen, right knee, bilateral tinnitus, and right lower extremity neuropathy disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for eczema, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding an approximate balance of evidence that the condition is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and continued. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and special monthly compensation claims.

The appeal for an effective date prior to August 10, 2021, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. The claims for service connection for jungle rot disability and bilateral ankle disabilities are denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities that met the criteria for VA purposes.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions and granted an earlier effective date for one condition, but also remanded claims related to Parkinson's disease and certain SMC and DEA issues.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities.

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

The Board remands the issues of character of discharge from service, and service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for sciatica, left hip condition, lumbosacral strain, and PTSD.