Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current diagnosis support a direct link to her active duty.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.

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

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 17, 2023 for the award of service connection for tinnitus due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, recurrent, as a VA medical examination to assess the nature and etiology of these conditions has not been conducted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist by obtaining private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, tinnitus, a lower back disability, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding insufficient evidence to support a grant of service connection or higher disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia, right knee arthritis, tinnitus, left knee pain, lumbar spine pain, right hip pain, and left hip pain based on credible lay evidence of in-service onset and continuous symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had an onset during service and has been present since then.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a left knee condition, right knee condition, and lower back pain and left lower extremity pain.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraines due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back injury, joint pain, right ankle deltoid ligament sprain, tinnitus, and sleep apnea (OSA) or sleep disturbances due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was not precluded from all types of substantially gainful employment consistent with his background and education.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of tinnitus, as he is currently rated 100 percent based on other disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of February 8, 2023 for service connection for adjustment disorder and denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.