Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to the service-connected condition of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for major depression.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran had good cause to miss a scheduled VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and other specified stressor disorder, but dismissed the claim for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lower lumbar spine degenerative arthritis based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support an earlier claim or a worsening of his conditions within one year prior to July 6, 2022.

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 in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all reasonable doubts in the Veteran's favor based on her report of continuous symptoms since service and the lack of significant contradictory evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claims for migraines and a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability. The issues related to tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 20, 2021, for service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on acoustic trauma during active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it presumptively related to the Veteran's active duty. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss disabilities, as well as tinnitus, due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, and a compensable rating for the left ring finger smash injury.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, right ankle chip fracture distal lateral malleolus, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome associated with the right ankle condition as they were not shown to be related to or caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a nexus to the Veteran's military service.