Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus to obtain additional evidence, including updated medical records and a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to November [REDACTED], 2019. The decision was based on evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted. The claim for gout was withdrawn, and the TDIU claim was remanded.

The Board remanded the case to get another medical opinion on whether migraine headaches were caused or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied all claims for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, related to loud noise exposure during service, is granted.

Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, right tonsil is denied. Other issues are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied. The claims for an initial compensable rating for rhinitis, service connection for ear disability, and pes planus bilateral were remanded.

Service connection for vertigo, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, left shin splint condition, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, left wrist condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right wrist condition, back condition, and right ankle condition was remanded.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted. Service connection for recurrent ear infections was also granted. However, several disability rating increases were denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, dry eye syndrome, right third finger disability, IBS, bladder condition, right wrist disability, and metatarsalgia were denied. The veteran was granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches, a 10% rating for rhinitis, a 50% rating for sinusitis, and a 100% rating for PTSD. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board dismissed appeals related to the effective dates for PTSD and SMC ratings but remanded issues regarding earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea were denied. The claims for a left knee disorder and tinnitus were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for tinnitus, high cholesterol, and hypertension were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them. The claim for neuropathy in the left foot was remanded for further examination.

Service connection for a headache disability, vertigo, and bruxism is denied. Service connection for a right eye disability is granted. Effective dates for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with cannabis use disorder are granted. A 70 percent rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are granted. Claims for TBI, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current headache disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current vertigo disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current bruxism disability.,The Veteran's right eye disability was at least as likely as not incurred during service.,The effective date for erectile dysfunction is December 12, 2022.,The effective date for PTSD with cannabis use disorder is January 26, 2021.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted due to in-service hazardous noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of hearing loss.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the issue of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

Service connection for gastrointestinal disability and tinnitus is granted. Service connection for left ankle, right ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities is denied. All other issues are remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for service connection for left knee pain was remanded for further examination.