Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding the evidence to be at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an August 31, 2019 effective date for service connection for tinnitus and a 10 percent rating from August 31, 2019 to October 26, 2019, but denied a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was also denied as the Veteran's statements were found not credible.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, a right hand scar, and residuals of a right leg injury.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 5, 2013, for service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hearing loss, back condition, and neck condition.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and presumed fine particulate matter exposure during his Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including knee and foot conditions, a low back disability, radiculopathy, tinnitus, and a neck condition, to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling VA's duty to assist by rescheduling missed examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and neck condition, but remanded the claim for a bilateral ankle condition.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for further evidence.

The Veteran was granted a 100-percent rating for Meniere's disease with hearing impairment and tinnitus, effective from March 23, 2020, along with an earlier effective date of the same date for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The appeals for service connection for insomnia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and polycythemia vera were dismissed due to procedural issues. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a right shoulder disability, diabetes mellitus type II, left and right lower extremity neuropathy, and a bilateral foot disability as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, but granted a separate rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy from October 20, 2020.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and tinnitus based on new evidence received after the initial denial.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, effective August 28, 2018, due to clear and unmistakable error in the October 2018 rating decision. Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.