Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for right and left shoulder disabilities, including osteoarthritis, for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease, degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, but denied increased ratings for carpal tunnel syndromes, tinnitus, and other knee conditions. The claim for service connection for fecal incontinence was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for muscle injuries, athlete's foot, and a psychiatric disorder. The claim for extreme fatigue was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities meeting VA standards.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for bilateral tinnitus was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a TDIU, higher ratings for left and right knee strains, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence shows the Veteran had tinnitus in service which has continued since. A remand was also ordered to reassess the severity of the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for right hand arthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the appellant's current disability and their active-duty military service.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was promulgated.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence to be approximately balanced as to whether it had its onset in service.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service exposure to hazardous noise.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent and an earlier effective date prior to May 1, 2000 for service-connected tinnitus was dismissed as the June 2023 rating decision did not address these issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for eye (vision), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient efforts made by the agency of original jurisdiction to schedule VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active military service and is consistent with the circumstances of his combat service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to June 28, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.