Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding claims for depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, right knee strain, left knee strain, and lumbar spine strain.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for asthma but denied all other claims, including service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for scars between the scapulae.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for right knee strain and left knee strain were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The appeals for service connection and initial ratings were dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) being filed more than one year after the November 2022 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right wrist strain, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TBI, and dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and GERD as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability in either case.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board remands the claim for a new addendum opinion to address shifts in puretone thresholds shown in service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and neuropathy, to obtain additional evidence and a new medical opinion.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic fatigue syndrome, but granted separate initial 10 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity restless leg syndrome associated with sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy were also denied, as were the claims for higher ratings for knee conditions and IBS.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a left hip disability, while remanding the claims for service connection for right hip disability, bilateral foot disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development, specifically addendum opinions regarding the potential connections between these conditions and toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the period on appeal prior to December 6, 2023, for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), with a 100 percent rating from December 6, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for left hamstring pain due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for an evaluation higher than 70 percent for PTSD and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss to correct an AOJ error regarding notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.