Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

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

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a scar of the head. The tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, resulting in the dismissal of both issues.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for eczema and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment, and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection and an earlier effective date, awarding a 100% rating for acoustic schwannoma status post resection with vertigo and staggered gait to include right hemiplegia stroke and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between her in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence relating it to her in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The appeal concerning the propriety of the rating reductions for the Veteran's right distal fibula disability and tinea pedis was dismissed, while SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted prior to February 20, 2024.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was dismissed as the Veteran filed his appeal more than one year after the AOJ's final decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and restored the 10 percent rating for a deviated nasal septum, while denying a compensable rating for a frontal scalp scar.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and various increased rating claims, and remanded several service connection issues.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis that conforms to DSM-5 criteria. The claim was also remanded for further development regarding an ear disorder, including tinnitus and transient ear noise.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral flatfoot, right knee bursitis, left knee bursitis, migraine headaches, and tinea pedis. However, it denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for earlier effective dates and increased rating, resulting in the dismissal of all related claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and tinnitus, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.