Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, specifically related to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, and tinnitus have been withdrawn.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnosis to his in-service noise exposure.

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

The Board remands the claim for further evidentiary development to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2023 decision on appeal.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, effective October 20, 2014.

The Board denied service connection for a left ear condition and tinnitus, finding no evidence of hearing loss disability in the left ear or that either condition was related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.

The appeal was denied for higher ratings and remanded for service connection of various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a bilateral foot disability due to missing service records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service and in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating to afford the Veteran an opportunity to attend examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the March 2022 rating decision.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, denied service connection for a respiratory condition, and remanded the claim for dermatitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a mental health condition as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right foot osteoporosis and hammer toe of the 4th toe (status post fracture of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th metatarsals) but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The appeal seeking readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was dismissed by the Veteran's withdrawal.