Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The veteran's PTSD rating is increased to 70% but not higher. The veteran also qualifies for total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the PTSD.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board denied all claims for increased disability ratings. The Veteran's tinnitus, cluster headaches, scars due to lipoma removal and hernia surgeries, bronchitis, and obstructive sleep apnea with chronic bronchitis did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied. The claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, back disability, right knee disability, and shin splints were remanded.

Service connection for the cause of death is granted. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is considered to have caused or contributed to causing the motor vehicle accident which led to his death.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including migraine headaches with photophobia, tinnitus associated with these headaches, and a forehead scar.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of cardiovascular disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate examination opinions.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The issues of service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea, as secondary to tinnitus, were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus because the evidence did not show that the condition was chronic in service or manifested within one year of separation from service.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder was denied. The claim for tinnitus was also denied, but the claim for COPD was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the claim for tinnitus was granted.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for chronic sinusitis from January 13, 2012 to November 1, 2012 and initial 10 percent ratings for loss of sense of smell and taste. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for tinnitus because an adequate medical opinion was not obtained. The Veteran's service records show he denied having tinnitus during his active duty, but he now claims it started in service.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and the need to request earlier VA treatment records.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% from June 10, 2020. The veteran also received a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and VA's failure to assist the veteran.

The veteran was granted service connection for left knee and hip conditions secondary to a service-connected back condition. The veteran's request for an increased rating for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions, were denied.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for a left shoulder disorder is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus were denied.