Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the other issues for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 24, 2014, as the evidence demonstrated that he was able to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation despite service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and denied higher ratings for various disabilities. It also granted a separate 20% rating for right hip strain with impairment of thigh and a 50% rating for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome status post meniscectomy based on limitation of extension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for the residuals of tonsillectomy. The claims for left foot disability and prostate cancer were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to PTSD and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, but denied service connection for diverticulitis and an increased rating for tinnitus.

The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected urinary incontinence, coronary artery disease, hearing loss, tinnitus, and right distal ulna disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dizziness, headaches, palpitations, shortness of breath (dyspnea), sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, and left big toe posttraumatic residual pain.

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

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, right elbow, left elbow, hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder and tinnitus due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury, disease or event causing these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to ensure proper development of evidence regarding their etiology, particularly addressing any possibility of delayed onset hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right foot sprain, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and denied an increased rating for left lower leg radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and lumbosacral strain. The issues related to right hip strain, right knee pain, left knee strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of appeals.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and an increased rating for tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, depression, mitral valve prolapse, and shortness of breath was dismissed due to claims processing errors. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied.