Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was dismissed because he withdrew the appeal. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for a scar on the forehead is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service due to exposure to loud noise.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and back disability because the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, stating that the criteria for evaluations in excess of 10 percent were not met.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for neck, back, right ankle disabilities, GERD with ulcerative colitis, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for tinnitus was dismissed due to a procedural error. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the evidence did not show a current disability. Claims for insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus because the evidence did not show that the condition originated in service, within one year of separation, or is causally related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted because the condition originated in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was also denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for insomnia. Claims for left ear hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the remand instructions were not fulfilled and this matter must be returned for further development, including securing an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus did not have its onset during active duty or within one year of discharge from service and is not otherwise shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain a gainful occupation for the period prior to October 11, 2022. For the period of October 11, 2022, to the present, his PTSD has been rated at 100 percent and other conditions have independently warranted ratings that bring his combined rating to 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding entitlement to SMC at the housebound rate and a higher initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of extension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's service in the U.S. Army.