Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, insomnia, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the evidence being in at least approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service experiences.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a July 2023 rating decision assigning an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, but denied such eligibility for higher ratings for left knee, left shoulder, right wrist and hemorrhoid disabilities.

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

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as it has been granted in a separate decision. The claim for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for facial scars associated with pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement and a docketing error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to the inability to obtain a VA examination.

The appeal from the October 14, 2022, rating decision for entitlement to a compensable evaluation for right knee surgical scars is dismissed. Service connection for cervical strain is granted, while other claims are denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee, hearing loss, tinnitus, skin rash, and sleep apnea. The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for diabetic neuropathy of the femoral nerve in both lower extremities.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as dismissed a motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a September 1946 decision.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a higher schedular rating.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of service connection for depressive disorder with depressive features and anxiety disorder associated with tinnitus to April 29, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there was no new and relevant evidence to support a readjudication of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to the lack of a valid AOJ rating decision within one year prior to the submission of the VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate examination and medical opinions.

The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from April 19, 2021, to December 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, finding a relationship to the Veteran's service-connected back condition and in-service noise exposure respectively.