Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the appeal for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and its potential relation to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding a relationship between the Veteran's conditions and their military service.

The appeal regarding service connection for chloracne and bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a new VA medical opinion that considers all relevant evidence, including the July 1966 audiogram notation.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on a finding of continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding a link to the Veteran's active service.

The appeal for service connection for hiatal hernia and right ear hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of February 9, 2017, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss and a 100 percent rating from February 1, 2024, but denied higher ratings for other periods.

The Board granted service connection for left foot hallux valgus and left foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for residual right knee arthroscopy, right knee plica excision by arthrotomy.

The Board denied service connection for left radial and ulnar nerve pain with paresthesia, as secondary to a cervical spine disorder; left sciatic radicular pain with paresthesia of the left leg, as secondary to a back disorder; and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal resulted in a denial of higher ratings for somatic symptom disorder and left ear hearing loss, but granted TDIU and DEA benefits effective November 20, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding its etiological relation to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant medical records and examinations.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder disability and a compensable initial rating for scars associated with the left shoulder, while remanding claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear disorder, and tinnitus.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for six surgical scars and insomnia, as secondary to the service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy. It also granted a 50% disability rating for the intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy, effective July 31, 2017, and a TDIU due solely to this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional evidence.