Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a back condition.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a lumbar spine disability based on the Veteran's credible statements regarding in-service onset and continuity of symptoms.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for insomnia disorder, unspecified, as a disability separate from and secondary to tinnitus, but denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for any acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and supporting the Veteran's credible assertions of experiencing recurrent tinnitus symptoms since service discharge.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, depression, and tinnitus due to duty to assist errors prior to the April 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus had its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during his active duty in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for sinusitis, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, deviated nasal septum (traumatic), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and allergic rhinitis.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, as there was no evidence indicating a formal or informal claim for service connection for tinnitus prior to June 24, 2022.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.