Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all issues to correct duty to assist errors and secure necessary medical examinations.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Other claims are remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD rating of 70% is effective from November 11, 2019. A higher rating of 100% was denied for the period before November 23, 2022. Service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for further review.

Service connection for tinnitus was granted. An increased rating of 50 percent from January 8, 2020, for depressive disorder was also granted.

The veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied. The claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was remanded.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and is related to hazardous noise exposure during his military duty.

The veteran's rating for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder was increased to 100% effective July 13, 2020. Additionally, the veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus. The veteran did not continuously pursue the November 2021 rating decision and did not file a valid claim for clear and unmistakable error.

Service connection for migraines was granted. Service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because it had already been granted in an April 2024 rating decision. The claims for thyroid and menstrual disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and a higher rating for tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA was granted starting from November 7, 2016. The issues of TDIU and DEA prior to this date were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Claims related to the left knee disorder, sleep apnea, and gastric ulcer were remanded.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain additional evidence, including VA examinations, for a full and fair adjudication of the Veteran's claims.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for shin splints were denied. Service connection for tinnitus and headaches was granted, while claims for coronary artery disease and diverticulitis were remanded.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, effective from August 25, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's tinnitus, finding that it is related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied. Service connection was granted for ear infections, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and hypertension. Claims for fatigue, body aches, joint pain were denied. Claims for left and right lower shin splints were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus due to errors in the duty to assist. The Board will attempt to obtain missing records from the Puerto Rico National Guard and get an addendum opinion on the tinnitus claim.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced to suggest these conditions are related to active duty service.,Both conditions were found to be directly attributable to the Veteran's exposure to hazardous noise during his military service.