Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is found to have caused his benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), and the Board grants service connection for BPPV.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, bilateral elbow and knee disorders, headaches (including migraines), and visual impairment are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, and the claim for acquired psychiatric disability is remanded due to new evidence. The hypertension, hepatitis/liver conditions, stomach ulcers, and acquired psychiatric disabilities are also remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active duty service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine disability are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability as defined by VA regulations and that her claims were not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, chronic left shoulder dislocation, and tinnitus, prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to noise exposure during his military service, and the appeal for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus and psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) are granted service connection. The Veteran's OSA is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service toxic exposures.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, adjustment disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his previously denied claims for service connection for headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision finds that new evidence supports these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. Additionally, he is eligible for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate due to his multiple service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and major neurocognitive disorder of dementia as secondary to a service-connected disability. The decision found that there was no current evidence of these conditions meeting VA compensation criteria or established a link between them and her military service.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a nexus between his service and his current condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, as they do not include permanent and total disability resulting in loss of use of both hands or feet, vision impairment with central visual acuity of 20/200, or loss of use of one or more extremities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have been worsening since then.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from working, and he has the necessary skills to transition into suitable employment without direct intervention of Chapter 31 benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions, including obesity as an intermediate step.