Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case to schedule a new examination for the Veteran to determine if his tinnitus is related to service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a vestibular disorder. An initial rating of 10 percent was granted for right ankle degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability, hypertension, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, and a sinus disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service noise exposure. The appeal regarding sleep apnea was remanded for further evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and rating issues related to tinnitus, bilateral hips, bilateral knees, back, and neck disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus disability, left knee condition, right knee condition, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and increased the evaluation of PTSD to 70 percent, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and bulimia nervosa.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for further development, including scheduling VA examinations to address the adequacy of previous examinations and obtain medical opinions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to an event, disease, or injury during a period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, leukocytosis, and liver condition but granted reinstatement of a 40% rating for right and left knee limitations of extension effective November 1, 2024.

The appeal was denied for various issues, including service connection and increased disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for chronic headaches, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a higher rating for right knee strain.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, remanded the claims for left ear hearing loss, a left foot disability, and a lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and denied increased ratings for tinnitus, rhinitis, left knee strain with meniscal tear, arthritis, and shin splints, status post patellar dislocation / tendon rupture surgery, left knee scars, and PTSD with alcohol use disorder and traumatic brain injury.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as moot because the Board granted service connection in a February 2023 rating decision, which assigned an effective date to the initial claim.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on a continuity of symptomatology since the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety condition to include panic attacks and sleep disturbances, as well as tinnitus. The claims for kidney cancer and TDIU were remanded.

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