Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD and other disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and anxiety, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and has continued since.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected left forehead scar but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee osteoarthritis, and PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and TMJ disorder, to include bruxism, due to her failure to report for scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, a skin disability (claimed as skin rash), and sinusitis to afford the veteran another opportunity to attend VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left shoulder, right shoulder, and tinnitus disabilities as they were not related to his service. The claims for GERD, a hiatal hernia, and bilateral plantar warts were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a procedural defect in the previous rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the evidence supporting a causal relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of adequate notice for VA examinations.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, respectively.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for tinnitus based on new and relevant evidence, but ultimately denied service connection.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to the appellant not submitting a proper notice of disagreement in the modernized review system.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a separate rating for alcohol use disorder, in addition to the rating already in effect for PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle condition, back condition, and left knee condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because the Board had already granted the claim in a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.