Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, CAD, migraines, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and scars associated with CAD, have rendered him unemployable prior to July 29, 2025. The Board has granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus, which is related to in-service noise exposure. The case will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability of hearing loss in either ear.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the onset during service and persistence over time. The Board finds that the Veteran was exposed to noise during service and his symptoms are attributable to this exposure.

The Board has decided the appeal based on evidence from prior decisions. The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, right knee strain, left leg condition, and bilateral hearing loss are all remanded due to inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because no rating decision addressing the claimed conditions had been issued within one year prior to the filing of the VA Form 10182, and there was no showing of good cause for late filing.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of January 1, 2022.,The Veteran is now eligible for Dependent's Education Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 from the same period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in December 2015, and the effective date of the current grant of service connection is November 13, 2024. The Board found no earlier effective date as the earliest possible effective date is when the Veteran filed his VA Form 21-526EZ claim on November 5, 2024.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, bilateral leg lymphedema, and an acquired psychiatric condition.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure. Diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service. Bilateral leg lymphedema is secondary to the now service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, is also service-connected.,The Veteran served in Vietnam and has a history of mental health issues that predate his discharge from military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Tinnitus, and Insomnia as there is no objective clinical evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus were granted effective February 6, 2018. The decision also grants an earlier effective date of this grant.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic region, cervicogenic headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on direct evidence showing their onset during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim of right shoulder condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 2, 2021. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, seborrheic keratoses and neoplasm of uncertain behavior (claimed as skin cancer), diabetes mellitus type II, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining service personnel records, treatment records, and private treatment records. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate examination in the prior decision. The Veteran's lay contentions regarding noise exposure during service will be considered.

The Veteran's rating for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine was restored to 20 percent effective October 31, 2024. Other claims were denied or granted with specific ratings.