Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

Your appeals to the April 2024 and October 2024 decisions for PTSD, hypertension, and tinnitus have been dismissed as untimely.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates of service connection for his claimed disabilities, including multi-level bulging lumbar discs, left knee tenosynovitis, right knee tenosynovitis, migraines, and tinnitus. The earliest effective date allowed under VA law is August 25, 2024.

The Board denied entitlement to revision of the September 2017 and July 2018 rating decisions concerning denial of SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance, finding no CUE.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The appellant's appeal for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral plantar fasciitis has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeals prior to a hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist, and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed insomnia disorder.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found the VA audiological examination inadequate for adjudicative purposes and remanded for an adequate VA audiological examination to determine if the Veteran has bilateral hearing loss. Service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression is also remanded as there are insufficient competent medical evidence on file.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus, finding that the claim was not within the scope of the original hearing loss claim filed in February 2014 and that the effective date should be based on the May 2, 2023 submission of a supplemental claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's ear infections and tinnitus. The claim will be reviewed with a new examination to determine if the ear infections are at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it began during his active duty service and is related to noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, and his GERD rating is increased to 30 percent. The claims for increased ratings of lumbosacral strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee meniscal tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee meniscal tear and anterior cruciate ligament tear, and left knee status post partial meniscectomy with anterior cruciate ligament repair are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and other disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 29, 2020. Effective from that date, the Veteran is granted TDIU and SMC housebound.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, as evidenced by his inability to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean and presentable, and manage his daily medications. The Board has granted entitlement to SMC(l).

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, lower back condition, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, anxiety disorder, back disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and right knee disability. The claim for service connection for residuals of a concussion is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's hammer toes of the left foot and right foot are not rated higher than the current rating, and his scars of both feet do not warrant a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and cervical strain with spondylosis have been granted service connection as they are found to be related to his active duty service.,Tinnitus has also been granted service connection, attributed to in-service exposure to hazardous noise.

The Veteran's claim for a separate rating of 30 percent for vertigo is granted, while the claim for an increased rating for tinnitus remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their initial onset during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus stemming from an August 8, 2023, claim is granted. The effective date of the grant is July 30, 2025.