Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain an adequate etiology opinion, as the previous VA examiner's opinion did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure and symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hand acne, rhinitis, headaches, tinnitus, a low back disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left finger disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for hearing loss.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMD and denied a compensable rating for tension headaches, while granting service connection for respiratory disorder, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss (denied), among other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, left ankle disability manifested by pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The veteran's character of discharge does not constitute a bar to VA monetary benefits, and service connection is granted for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and right knee scars.

The Board denied the claim for revision of the August 1989 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the correct facts were known at the time, and the statutory and regulatory provisions were correctly applied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an increased initial disability evaluation of 100 percent for coronary artery disease with stable angina, bypass surgery including old myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation (CAD). The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety, an aneurysm disability, a respiratory disability, a headache disability, and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder and an anxiety disorder, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for post traumatic Meniere's disease with left ear hearing loss, tinnitus and residuals of barotrauma.

The Board granted an effective date of January 22, 2024, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches, but denied service connection for a prostate disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, loss of use of bodily organs, hair loss, hearing loss, and other conditions. Some claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied increased ratings for existing conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and rhinitis due to a duty-to-assist error regarding VA examination notifications.