Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pinguecula and denied the claims for service connection for a dental condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, higher ratings for left knee disability and scar, and compensable ratings for left hip conditions.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and tinnitus, based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's honorable service in Iraq.

The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and remanded the claims for asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, fibromyalgia, GERD, OSA, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and left knee extension.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a more thorough medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for bruxism and migraine/ headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental disorder, but dismissed the claims for degenerative arthritis lumbar spine with strain (back condition) and vertigo due to procedural issues. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

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

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for increased ratings for tension headaches, PTSD, burn scar of the right flank area, left ear hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 17, 2024, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent initial rating for hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and alcohol use disorder, as well as tinnitus, was dismissed as moot due to subsequent grants of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss and assigned a 30 percent disability rating. The claims for left ear hearing loss, initial ratings for shoulder conditions, and right ear hearing loss were denied.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, thus severing it was proper. However, there was not enough evidence to support severance of tinnitus, so that decision was improper.

The Board granted a separate rating for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus but denied increased ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee degenerative joint disease, left and right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and is related to his active-duty service.