Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to incomplete records.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence showing current disability and a reasonable likelihood that it is related to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed, and the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, back injury, cervical strain, hypothyroidism, visual impairment of the right eye, visual impairment of the left eye, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for hypercholesterolemia, a migraine headache disorder, and a fungal infection of the foot.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss due to an error in failing to seek relevant civilian treatment records.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 14, 2018, for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine but denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted service connection for a left knee condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder is granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent, while other claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating during the relevant period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The appeal was dismissed for untimely filing, and several claims for service connection were denied due to insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted restoration of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability and that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for recurrent tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding a causal link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and her current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic sinusitis, a higher initial rating for a small lung nodule, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for increased ratings for left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities and for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome were remanded.