Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability due to new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities is remanded. The Board found that the VA addendum opinions were inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions result in the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's appeal for a separate rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for service-connected insomnia is granted.,The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's LLE and RLE disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, tinnitus, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities, right hip disability, vertigo, right knee disability, left ankle and right ankle disabilities, left foot and right foot disabilities have been dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was erroneously docketed and must be dismissed.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the schedular housebound rate are granted effective August 11, 2020.,An earlier effective date of August 11, 2020, but no higher, for a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back disorder, tinnitus, and ulcer condition due to insufficient evidence. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because his Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was untimely and he did not provide good cause to extend the filing deadline.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for right foot pain due to duty-to-assist errors and unresolved medical questions.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 6, 2021 for the grant of service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected PTSD, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the cases of bilateral hearing loss and a cervical spine condition due to insufficient evidence in some areas.

The Veteran's AC strain right side and MCL strain right side have been rated at the maximum allowed under VA regulations. The tinnitus has also reached its maximum rating. The claims for service connection of headaches, vertigo, BHL, and low back disability are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there is no causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to October 8, 2019 for service connection of PTSD with alcohol use disorder is denied. The claim for a higher initial evaluation for PTSD with alcohol use disorder remains denied. The appeal for service connection of tinnitus, bilateral is dismissed as moot.

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

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his psychiatric symptoms.