Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome (left and right hands), and migraines, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions began during his active duty and have been recurrent since then.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, lower back disability, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and an increase rating, dismissing all claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for 14 issues, including hearing loss, tinnitus, neck pain, and others, was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the docketing of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for weight gain, loss of vision, sleep apnea, right foot condition, hypertension, hearing loss, and right knee pain.

The application to reopen the claims for a skin condition (claimed as acne) and left wrist ganglion cyst were denied, while service connection for tinnitus was granted.

The Board granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding the propriety of severance of service connection for tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right shoulder strain as these issues were reinstated. The appeal for costochondritis was denied due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, asthma, hypertension, bilateral pes planus, bilateral knee arthritis, bilateral elbow arthritis, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and remanded the claim for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and a left shoulder disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation due to the need of regular aid and attendance based on his service-connected disabilities, particularly kidney cancer and depressive disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, finding that August 1, 2018, is the appropriate effective date.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal in a May 2025 written statement.