Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder effective March 3, 2021, and a 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease from January 26, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reports of experiencing tinnitus during service with ongoing symptoms are credible and consistent with his service duties.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional error and obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral knees, bilateral feet, tinnitus, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability, and pilonidal cyst.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and tinnitus as they are inextricably intertwined with the character of discharge issue.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right and left foot disabilities from August 6, 2024, but denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to that date. The claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, tinnitus, and knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and reduced ratings, but granted reinstatement of a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity varicose veins.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee subluxation effective July 27, 2023, and TDIU. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition was denied.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for GERD, to include on a secondary basis and under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he does not meet the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from February 13, 2014, to July 2, 2023, due to the combined impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a total disability based on individual unemployability, special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, SMC based on housebound status, and service connection for vertigo.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance beginning November 19, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and tinnitus prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment from May 23, 2019 to January 23, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for COPD.