Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to provide proper notice of the Veteran's rights and an opportunity to exercise those rights.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for upper respiratory infection and bilateral flatfoot due to a prohibited concurrent election, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and thoracic scoliosis with degenerative disc disease, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including hearing loss in the right ear, cold exposure injuries to both upper and lower extremities, knee arthritis, shin splints, tinnitus, and other conditions. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding a nexus between the currently diagnosed tinnitus and an injury during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of the condition during service or within one year after separation and no credible evidence linking it to military noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus and dismissed his appeal for service connection for hearing loss due to an untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no medical evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for depression with sleep disturbances as secondary to tinnitus due to missing records and a need for an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for tinnitus, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied, and the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, heart disability, and TDIU were remanded due to an inextricably intertwined issue regarding the character of discharge.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in actual loss of use of the lower extremities, thus granting eligibility for financial assistance to purchase an automobile or other conveyance.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an improper concurrent election of review options. The claims for tinnitus and vertigo were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran was not provided adequate notice in advance of a scheduled VA examination.

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

The Board denied higher ratings for nose scarring, hearing loss, and tinnitus but granted a 100 percent rating for unspecified bipolar and related disorder effective August 22, 2008.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 6, 2020, for service connection for tinnitus and a left knee condition.