Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no current disability of urinary incontinence, PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was not total occupational and social impairment, tension headaches did not meet a compensable rating prior to September 18, 2025, and tinnitus does not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not establish a relationship between the condition and an in-service injury or disease, including noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on March 3, 2022 is denied as the treatment was not authorized by VA and did not meet the prudent layperson definition of an emergency.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to her military noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are presumed to have started during his service due to exposure to noise, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for vestibular migraines is granted, and the claim of tinnitus is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, status post right eyebrow laceration scar, headaches, and left ankle deltoid ligament sprain. The Veteran's mental health issues were not found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and duodenal ulcer have been dismissed as the appeal was made concurrently with a previously pending supplemental claim.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection, while his bilateral hearing loss claim for VA purposes is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus. The Veteran will need a VA audiology examination to address this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome related to lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease. The issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating for tinnitus has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, with no evidence of entitlement to a higher rating based on the objective audiometric test results provided.,The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The evidence does not support an increased disability rating due to the lack of occupational and social impairment that would warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU has been denied as there is no finding of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective November 1, 2018, based on the combined effect of multiple service-connected disabilities. The initial increased rating for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional error in not addressing the theory of delayed onset hearing loss. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for a supplemental opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted in a March 2023 rating decision, but the Board denied his request to have an earlier effective date of February 1, 2018. The Board found that the March 2023 rating decision did not contain CUE.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for left and right ear hearing loss. The decision on hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied, while the claim for an initial 10 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism was granted. The decision is mixed as one issue (tinnitus) was denied and another (temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism) was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied due to lack of nexus to service. The Board found that the earliest effective date was April 27, 2023.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his symptoms began during service and are related to his military noise exposure.