Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

Your appeal for service connection regarding tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot make a decision on these claims as they are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claims of right and left ear hearing loss due to pre-decisional error in the VA opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service reports of hearing loss and credible testimony about his tinnitus beginning in service are sufficient to establish a nexus.

The Veteran's heart disability is presumed due to herbicide exposure, and service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches/migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back condition, a right knee condition, a left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The other issues have been granted.

The Board has dismissed all appealed issues related to effective dates, including those for TBI, tinnitus, tension headaches, bilateral eye disability, psychiatric disability, hypertension, and right knee disability.

Your appeal concerning the service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on these claims as they are pending.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, left ankle disability, folliculitis barbae, migraines, and tinnitus are all found to be related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance in 2020 was denied because shoes, which are not classified as articles of clothing by VA, were used due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the use of open-back shoes did not qualify under the criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 3.810(a).

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's tinnitus prior to August 14, 2024 is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety) is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of chronic tinnitus in and since service are sufficient to meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, back disability, and hearing loss are all granted. The claim for hearing loss is remanded due to a lack of an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that continuous pursuit of the claims was broken after a year following the August 2019 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate June 2022 VA examination and opinion, which did not consider the Veteran's tinnitus as possibly related to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if his current tinnitus is etiologically related to military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The left ankle disorder claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period from February 27, 2020 is dismissed as moot because he has a combined 100% disability rating and does not meet the criteria for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) due to being permanently housebound.

The Board dismissed all claims related to the Veteran's service connection and rating for various conditions due to the death of the Appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension as the evidence does not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for tinnitus. The decision finds that the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure, while there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for tinnitus.