Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a need for additional evidence and an adequate medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and onychomycosis but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and adjustment disorder due to a pre-decisional error.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, CFS, dermatosis of the stomach, headaches, left arm dermatosis, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hand post-traumatic residual pain, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder were denied.

The veteran's appeal requests for extensions to file an appeal on various rating decisions were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, which includes PTSD, diabetes, hearing loss, and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, pyelonephritis with UTI, and all other conditions on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a current disability with onset during active service.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 27, 2023, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to the Veteran's failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations, which he has now provided 'good cause' for.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions and granted SMC at the statutory housebound rate from July 5, 2023. The decision also remanded several claims related to secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for depression, teeth grinding, obstructive sleep apnea, and an extraschedular rating for tinnitus due to a procedural defect in the filing of concurrent elections.