Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concussion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied increased ratings for left and right ankle disabilities. The issue of tinnitus was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it began during active service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include back pain associated with a right knee replacement and gout affecting multiple joints.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for breathing problems, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and penile condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss under the presumption of chronic disease due to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from September 28, 2009 to December 4, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraine headaches to correct a duty to assist error, including obtaining complete service treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law due to the August 2020 letter not constituting an adjudicative determination by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable disability rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bronchitis, a left wrist scar rating, and a gastrointestinal disability. The appeal of the sinusitis claim was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining a medical opinion and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disorder.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for his right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear and denied ratings for the other conditions on appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran improperly submitting simultaneous review options after VA notice of a decision on his claims.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and right knee medial meniscus tear to ensure that due process is followed and a complete record is available.