Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for hearing loss due to inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as well as an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for a prostate disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and conceded acoustic trauma during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, status-post right inguinal hernia repair, and status-post right hydrocelectomy with orchialgia and orchiditis.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral elbow disorders, a psychiatric disorder, and a migraine disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus and denied a higher initial rating for tinnitus, as the Veteran's claim was received on October 27, 2023, and she is already assigned the maximum 10 percent evaluation.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, except for sinusitis which was granted a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claim for a penile condition due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the prior VA examinations are inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and bilateral tinnitus based on credible medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and paralysis of the right-side facial nerve as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service. The claim for residuals of tooth extraction (claimed as dental and oral) is remanded.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral tinnitus and entitlement to a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but remanded the claim for service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and low back disability, among others. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for tinnitus, as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks or a current diagnosis of tinnitus, respectively.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD and hiatal hernia, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing grant as he does not have a permanent and total disability due to disorders that involve both lower extremities affecting balance or propulsion, which precludes locomotion without assistive devices.