Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions during the appellant's period of ACDUTRA, and the current conditions were not related to his military noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands and tinnitus, but dismissed the appeal regarding a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted service connection for prostate cancer.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and no good cause was shown.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service and was related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted an effective date of December 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and April 1, 2024, for the award of service connection for TMD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, tremors of the hands-bilateral, left knee condition, right knee condition, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, it granted service connection for chronic headaches.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for macular degeneration (claimed as vision issues).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches/migraines, to include as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder with insomnia (claimed as sleep disturbances), chronic sinusitis (maxillary and frontal), tinnitus and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and acute recurrent sinusitis, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a headache disability, to include migraines as secondary to the tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a right knee disability, and a low back disability but denied the claims for an earlier effective date for hypertension and distal lateral surgical scar of the right long finger, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and a right elbow disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for high blood pressure was remanded due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, and acne. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and left wrist condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to service.