Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had an onset during his active military service and has been continuous since then.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his currently diagnosed tinnitus had its onset during his military service.

The Board grants service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active duty for training (ACDUTRA). The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or within the first post-service year, nor was there sufficient evidence to establish a relationship between the Veteran's current tinnitus and an injury or disease in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for sinusitis and a prostate condition due to herbicide exposure, and remanded claims for service connection for tension headaches and a kidney condition due to herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a direct link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches was granted, while the claims for tinnitus and various musculoskeletal conditions were denied or remanded.

The appeal for several conditions, including insomnia, hypertension, and various disabilities, was dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the medical opinion provided is found to be inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral tinnitus, chronic headaches, and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records from 1974 to 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss, as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining a new VA examination with an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a medical nexus between the conditions and his military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and a skin condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for left hip condition and tinnitus due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.