Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of May 25, 2022, for the right hip strain and denied service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and stress), a left elbow condition, and TMJ.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied service connection for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and vascular dementia.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, status post tumor resection for bladder cancer, heart disability, and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims were also remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The hypertension rating was denied prior to August 14, 2023, and a higher rating for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence shows a current disability of tinnitus and in-service acoustic trauma, with symptoms beginning during service and continuing since separation.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for skin cancer, hypertension, sleep apnea, and bilateral hip conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, and alcohol use disorder but granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral pes planus.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, migraines, and sinusitis to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the decision on appeal. The claim for TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other matters.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed, and the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, back injury, cervical strain, hypothyroidism, visual impairment of the right eye, visual impairment of the left eye, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no credible evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 14, 2018, for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine but denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted service connection for a left knee condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder is granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent, while other claims for service connection were denied.