Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the Veteran's in-service exposure to hazardous noise.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right knee disability, but remanded the claims for a bilateral shoulder disability and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an abnormal gait, right ankle synovitis, right ankle scars, Morton's neuroma, right hammer toe, and a low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for pes planus and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and right knee osteoarthritis to correct an error in satisfying a statutory duty regarding notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for GERD.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, gastrointestinal issues, foot pain, hand scars, shin splints, migraines, thoracolumbar spine condition, and respiratory condition, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus based on the evidence presented.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral plantar fasciitis, and denying service connections for other conditions.

The Veteran was granted a 20 percent disability rating for dry eye syndrome and effective dates prior to August 1, 2024, for the award of service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine and remanded several other claims, including those for a bilateral eye disorder, right ankle strain, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus onset during active service due to hazardous noise exposure and has continued since.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.