Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding their relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for OSA, IBS, and headaches. The Board also granted service connection for right elbow, left wrist, neck, and left leg shin splints conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, service connection for alcohol use disorder, bilateral hearing loss, scar in left eye, and post traumatic residual pain pressure of right ear.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss due to an AOJ error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain psychiatric and sleep apnea claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded his claims for service connection for headaches, left knee condition, and low back condition.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected left hand injury ring finger. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease, left cubital tunnel syndrome, and left elbow strain were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for other conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board grants service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance regarding its relationship to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMD and denied a compensable rating for tension headaches, while granting service connection for respiratory disorder, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss (denied), among other conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain complete VA treatment records, including audiometric testing results from June 22, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, left ankle disability manifested by pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for service connection for an upper back scar, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin condition, fatigue, hypertension, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for post traumatic Meniere's disease with left ear hearing loss, tinnitus and residuals of barotrauma.