Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and right ear hearing loss due to missing medical records and the need for additional development.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a neck disorder, low back disorder, shoulder disorders, knee disorder, ankle and foot disorders, skin rash, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, rated as 80 percent disabling from August 29, 2014 to June 16, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that it had its onset in, or was otherwise related to, the Veteran's service.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from July 2, 2018, to June 18, 2021, and the claim for a compensable rating prior to that date was denied. The claims for TDIU and service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and psoriasis were also addressed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted it for sleep apnea. The rating for the low back disability was increased to 40 percent effective October 7, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on an extraschedular basis for the period before October 20, 2015, as his service-connected hypertension, hearing loss, and tinnitus did not preclude him from securing and maintaining gainful employment.

The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and vertigo, as well as the requests for readjudication of the previously denied claims for a left shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, bilateral eye pseudophakia, sinus disability, emphysema with left lung nodule, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), skin disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are dismissed. The request for readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted in part as it was fully resolved by a June 2025 rating decision.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error by the AOJ.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus and a bilateral hearing loss disability due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right shoulder pain with supraspinatus tendon tear and denied higher ratings for bladder incontinence, while remanding claims for service connection for hearing loss, meralgia paresthesia, PTSD, GAD, depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, PTSD, left shoulder disability, hearing loss, depression, insomnia, jaw pain disability, and anxiety. The only issue remanded was entitlement to service connection for right leg nerve damage.

The Board remands the service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vision loss, erectile dysfunction, undiagnosed illness (Gulf War illness), and a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

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

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist, requiring an addendum medical opinion.