Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and adjudicating a claim for TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The remaining claims for various other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, cataracts, residuals of a stroke, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, tinnitus was granted.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a higher rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and has continued since.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on a presumptive basis due to its manifestation within one year of the Veteran's separation from active service.

The Veteran has been granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation due to the service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee chronic gouty arthritis, right knee chronic gouty arthritis, and left ankle lateral ligamentous laxity. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as earlier effective dates, were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, but denied it for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims related to the right ankle, low back, and residuals of a right triquetral fracture.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, but remanded several other claims including an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, prostate disability, COPD, coronary arteriosclerosis, femoral artery disabilities, hearing loss, tinnitus, dry eye condition, liver disease, toenail fungus, headaches, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including pseudofolliculitis barbae, right shoulder disability, right ankle achilles disability, right toe disability, bilateral flatfoot, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claim for tinnitus. The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 10 percent for neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a remanded claim for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, and remanded claims for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the initial decision.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome post cholecystectomy with gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastritis, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the matter of an earlier effective date for TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional development including a VA examination to assess the impact of service-connected disabilities on employability compared to nonservice-connected physical impairments.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.