Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a separate compensable rating for insomnia due to tinnitus and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, while denying an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is secondary to his already service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and increased the disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to 70 percent. The claims for major depression, anxiety condition, and other increased ratings were denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence was submitted and the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure in service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to reschedule VA examinations due to a scheduling error.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus, lumbosacral disability, and right knee disability but granted separate 10 percent ratings for instability due to an ACL tear in the knee and residuals of a right knee meniscal tear. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and cervical spine were remanded.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not presented to readjudicate these claims.

The Board denied increased ratings for OSA and tinnitus, remanded issues related to narcolepsy, hearing loss, headaches, and TDIU, and found that the Veteran's current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as it did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period and there was no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology or medical nexus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's currently diagnosed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral tinnitus disability, finding it to be at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's conceded in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a TDIU and DEA eligibility prior to August 7, 2012, for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus manifested as a result of noise exposure during active duty service.