Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for depression, chronic ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), acne, arthritis, heart attack, thyroid disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, catarrhal fever (common cold), foot disability, ventral hernia, dental disability, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with bipolar spectrum disorder prior to January 3, 2025.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran is presumed to have incurred acoustic trauma during his combat service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a causal link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's tinnitus.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition, right hip condition, and tinnitus to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple myeloma based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a right ankle strain, acne with scars, left foot fracture, right knee tendinopathy, left knee strain, and tinnitus as the first communication from the Veteran to VA evidencing his intent to file claims for these conditions was received on December 5, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current tinnitus disability started during active service and has continued since service. The claim for a cervical spine disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, granted a 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and remanded several other claims including those for increased ratings for various disabilities and TDIU.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions resulted from in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a depressive disorder, left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as higher ratings for the service-connected left and right knee disabilities and scars.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as anxiety, and sleep disruption.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, recurrent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus, as the claim was not continuously pursued within one year of the April 2018 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.