Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, bilateral flatfeet, and tinnitus, assigned an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis, and remanded claims related to ankle and respiratory disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of March 11, 2020 for the awards of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, TBI, right and left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, and migraines.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain a new VA medical examination as the previous examinations are deemed inadequate.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for cervical strain, right shoulder strain, left knee strain with shin splints, and right knee strain with shin splints. However, it granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome and a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, mild and generalized anxiety disorder (claimed as ADHD) and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease on its own prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, allowing for an earlier effective date of May 23, 2016 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the statutory housebound criteria.

The Board granted service connection for a recurrent tinnitus disability, secondary to a service-connected hearing loss disability.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and left shoulder strain, but remanded claims for tinnitus, chronic pulmonary issues, and lower back pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an August 10, 2022 effective date for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism and denied increased ratings for tinnitus and a nonpainful and stable scar on the lumbar midline. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for tinnitus, finding that the severance of service connection was improper due to a lack of proper due process and insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current disability. The claims for dry eyes and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic diarrhea, unknown etiology with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms onset during active service and continued thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted service connection for insomnia disorder as a secondary condition to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied a combined rating higher than 90 percent for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.