Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for left hip osteoarthritis and 10 percent for right hip osteoarthritis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anxiety and depression, right shoulder strain, right knee pain, neck pain, hearing loss disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, sinus disorder, right lower extremity neurological disorder, left lower extremity neurological disorder, right toenail paronychia, and headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and G6PD deficiency. The initial rating for the right thumb disability was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle pain and a compensable rating for scalp scars, while remanding claims for an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), service connection for tinnitus, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the evidence of record, including lay statements and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma, and denied compensable ratings for chronic headaches, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, chronic headaches, vertigo, and folliculitis. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss. The claims for acid reflux and sinusitis were remanded.

The claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or manifested within one year of separation from service.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), and fibromyalgia. The initial disability ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches were also denied. Some claims related to other disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the issue of service connection for a right foot disorder.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to allow further development, including obtaining potentially outstanding service department records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and various peripheral neuropathies and cardiovascular disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure.