Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis.

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

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

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address whether tinnitus is caused or aggravated by service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including somatic symptom disorder and headaches, rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment starting from December 29, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hypertension and tremors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of tinnitus.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to specially adapted housing for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal seeking service connection for bilateral tinnitus was dismissed due to an improperly docketed Notice of Disagreement filed more than one year after the rating decisions it sought to appeal.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the claim was fully granted in a January 2025 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, asthma, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with moderate recurrent major depressive disorder, anxious stress and nightmares (other specified trauma and related disorder), and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, and the reduction in the rating of lumbosacral strain with IVDS from 40 percent to 20 percent was not proper; the 40 percent rating is restored effective September 18, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as they are related to a service-connected psychiatric disability. The back and tinnitus claims were remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss, while remanding claims for a left shoulder disorder and neck disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board grants the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected conditions, including PTSD with TBI residuals, headaches, low back conditions with left lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of tinnitus related to in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus with post-traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine.