Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an increased, compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for sinusitis as moot, denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to correct a procedural defect related to notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left shoulder conditions, and a left ankle condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) is dismissed, while diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral hearing loss are granted with specific ratings.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and service connection for a lung disability were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches with migraine variants and lumbosacral strain with retrolisthesis, compression fracture L1 and degenerative disc disease, but granted a 20 percent rating for left ankle tendonitis status post fracture. The Board also granted service connection for a left knee disorder as secondary to the service-connected conditions and for gastroesophageal reflux disease and cervical spine disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient symptoms to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for a lumbosacral strain, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for migraines (chronic headaches).

The Board granted service connection for a lower back disability, to include lumbosacral strain and lumbar spine disc degeneration at L3-L4 and L5-S1 with associated low back pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for acute mild traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted service connection, while the effective date for left ear hearing loss and initial rating for bilateral hearing loss are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric test results.

The appeals for increased ratings and other claims were dismissed as moot or not meeting the criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding no evidence of a current qualifying disability. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and peripheral neuropathies.