Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain an adequate addendum opinion that takes into account the Veteran's lay statements and provides a supporting rationale.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to errors in the record and a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded the claims for right shoulder, right knee flexion, and right knee instability conditions due to insufficient examination evidence.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service. The claim for a neck disability was remanded due to an unfulfilled duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for left ear tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, left and right pes planus, and left and right hallux valgus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for shortness of breath, an eye disability, PTSD, anxiety as secondary to PTSD, and migraine as secondary to anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for appendectomy scars and residuals of an appendectomy.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a low back condition and tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a chronic disease in service and continuous symptoms since separation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for ankylosing spondylitis and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployment (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as there was no evidence that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to afford the Veteran VA examinations using the Acceptable Clinical Evidence (ACE) process.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for right hand fracture, little finger and deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, including frostbite residuals of the upper and lower extremities, left hip strain, tinnitus, depressive and alcohol use disorders, radiculopathy, anosmia, right upper eyelid scar, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied an earlier effective date than August 16, 2022, for service connection for tinnitus.

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

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 Rating Decision.