Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral tinnitus is attributable to his military service.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD effective April 17, 2018, and service connection was granted for chronic fatigue and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as it is at least as likely as not attributable to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an adequate VA addendum etiology opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an eye disability, urinary condition, right foot condition, and poor circulation of the feet.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to outstanding evidence and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for major depression due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus symptoms.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus and lumbar IVDS, but granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for headaches.

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

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus and right ankle strain with residual osteoarthritis, but remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, lumbosacral strain, and associated radiculopathies due to missing private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for sinusitis and rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating for hypertension, increased ratings for degenerative disc disease with scoliosis, and service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and her military noise exposure.

The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021 for service connection for IBS and GERD, cervical strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right wrist sprain, lumbosacral strain, right and left lower extremity sciatic and femoral radiculopathies, tinnitus, and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service onset or a link to service. The skin disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no credible evidence of the condition manifesting to a compensable degree in service or within one year of separation, and the VA examiner's opinion that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the definition of tinnitus.