Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.,Service connection is also remanded for the Veteran's back disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left knee disability (left eye injury), and right knee disability. The decision is based on the appellant's in-service noise exposure and reported injuries.,Service connection was established for the appellant's left knee disability due to an in-service knee injury.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have begun during his military service, while the preexisting bilateral hearing loss did not worsen beyond its natural progression.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it had its onset during active service and has been continuous since then.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and spinal stenosis and cervical spine condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his military service records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not of such severity to prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including a cervical spine disability and multiple limb nerve impairments, were denied. The Board found the evidence did not support service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is related to in-service noise exposure and the claim for service connection is granted.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Service connection for hypertension, somatic symptom disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for additional SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities other than glaucoma and blindness is denied. The Board found that his disabilities, including depressive disorder, peripheral vestibular disorder (vertigo), tinnitus, and chronic otitis externa, do not independently meet the criteria for regular need of aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.,Service connection has been established for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, with both conditions related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral knee and shoulder disabilities, as well as his neck and back strains, are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology. His tinnitus is also being remanded for a medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the claim of sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed as untimely.

The Veteran is found to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including a right foot disability. The Board grants SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease, to include in-service noise exposure.,The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that a right foot/big toe disability began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that a right leg Achilles condition began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.