Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in an August 2023 rating decision granting service connection for Parkinson's disease and related symptoms.

The Board remands the case to the AOJ for further development and adjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding the claims for coronary artery disease (CAD), prostate cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, cataracts, and thyroid removal due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reported history and established in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted an effective date of January 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety and chronic lower back pain but granted service connection for tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of current disability or a link to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reports of hazardous noise exposure are consistent with their service and that the evidence is in approximate balance.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the disability and an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that her tinnitus is related to her in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent tinnitus and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, denied service connection for Tinnitus, and denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of Migraine Headaches. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for Pes Planus.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year of separation, and the VA examiner opined that they were not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial evaluation for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for abdominal pain and right testicle pain.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an untimely notice of disagreement. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for various disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible report of in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptoms.