Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the applications to revise a March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for various claims of service connection, finding no evidence that the correct facts were not before the RO or that the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions were incorrectly applied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for neck/cervical strain, mid/low back pain, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was found to have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from July 17, 2017 to April 26, 2022, but his tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss did not prevent him from doing so after April 27, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current disability was related to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right shin scar, dismissed the claim for a right foot condition, denied the claim for a right shoulder condition, and remanded claims for back, bilateral hearing loss, stomach problems, sleep apnea, right leg pain, and left knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for a right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss due to deficiencies in the evidence.

The appeal for service connection for OSA, an increased rating for IBS, and an earlier effective date for bilateral tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for gynecomastia and remanded the claim for an increased disability rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed due to the premature nature of the notice of disagreement regarding a proposed reduction in the evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder, and the denial of an increased rating for tinnitus as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left hip disability, left shoulder disability, back disability, cervical spine disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their relation to active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for further development regarding tinea pedis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

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

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus.