Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, and remanded claims for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the initial decision.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including GERD, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability, and multiple musculoskeletal and other conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements and treatment reports.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an ear condition, to include hearing loss, middle ear effusion, and eustachian tube dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability under VA standards. The left wrist disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for 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 service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran did not meet the statutory requirements. The Board remanded entitlement to service connection for cause of death and survivor's pension benefits to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and posterior trunk scars.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for OSA, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left knee pain, right knee pain, posttraumatic residual pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and radicular pain and paresthesia of the right lower extremity.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions began during active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and allergic rhinitis, assigned a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, and denied service connection for the other conditions.

The Veteran's tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis were granted a 10 percent rating, while service connection was denied for herpes, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple foot and knee conditions.

The Board denied the claim of CUE in the July 9, 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus effective March 23, 2022.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back condition, peripheral neuropathy (hands), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and respiratory issues, as well as the nonservice-connected pension benefits claim, due to an inadequate statement of reasons and bases in its January 2024 decision.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied it for left ear hearing loss.