Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for bipolar I disorder to 100 percent, while denying service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on her reported symptoms and conceded noise exposure during military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the decision on appeal.

The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions but granted initial 20% evaluations for left and right lower extremity radiculopathies, femoral nerve, from October 31, 2019, to October 5, 2022, and granted a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy and hypertension, but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism. Tinnitus was also granted.

The appeal to establish service connection for bilateral tinnitus was dismissed because the Veteran's claim had already been granted in a December 2020 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for kidney failure and bilateral hearing loss due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's disability rating for sciatic nerve impairment was also denied.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, pes planus, left knee tendonitis, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate equipoise regarding its probable etiology and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with depression, and increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left ankle tendonitis. The hypertension and tinnitus claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, a neck condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a right hip condition, and a left hip condition. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and an increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the condition and his military service.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year thereafter, and no credible evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for a back condition and a right eye condition.

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 denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as there is no legal basis for a higher rating.