Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ankle scars, tinnitus, and left ankle pain and reduced range of motion residuals from ligament repair.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for scars of the head, face, or neck.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), while denying service connection for hypertension. The claims for headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for depression. Migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further examination.

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

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied initial ratings above the assigned levels for various service-connected conditions, except for a 50 percent rating for tension headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was etiologically related to acoustic trauma experienced during military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claim for service connection for residuals of a perforated tympanic membrane of the left ear, to include tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, granted service connection for a TDIU, and remanded claims for service connection for voiding dysfunction, pulmonary disability, residuals of prostate cancer, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted an effective date of July 5, 2017, for the grant of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of March 27, 2014 for service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's initial claim for hearing loss filed in 2014.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and migraines, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, and denied an increased rating for tinnitus. The decision also remanded issues related to the Veteran's back and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder. It also granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder from May 1, 2023, and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a relationship between the condition and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and met all elements of direct service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and neck pain to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal as the higher-level review (HLR) request received in July 2021 was timely.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for kidney stones, but denied a compensable rating for kidney stones. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headache disability were remanded.