Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sleep-related disorder to obtain an adequate VA examination.

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

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and denied initial ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for various disabilities, including anxiety disorder, GERD, tinnitus, knee pain, wrist sprain, foot conditions, and scars.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for right middle finger laceration scar, prostate cancer surgical scar, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, malignant neoplasms of the prostate with radical prostatectomy and residual urinary incontinence due to agent orange exposure, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, a seizure disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence of the condition during or after service, and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an unreliable VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms started during or within one year of separation from military service. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for asthma and a higher initial rating, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and in-service noise exposure. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for acne, granted a 10 percent rating for asthma, and denied ratings greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, traumatic dislocation of septal cartilage, left wrist tendonitis, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative joint disease, and left ring finger and palm surgical scarring. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for left ring finger status post DIP arthrodesis and nodule excision.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 31, 2017, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for stricture of esophagus, right knee disability, and denied the claim for service connection for prostate cancer. The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was also denied.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, effective July 31, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus, and left knee strain.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus due to a clear and unmistakable error in the November 2002 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.