Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss to correct a duty to assist error related to missing active duty service treatment records.

The Board granted a 20 percent initial disability rating for the back, LLE sciatic radiculopathy, and RLE sciatic radiculopathy from July 27, 2018, but denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, IBS, and neurological disorders were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney transplant (claimed as kidney failure) due to the lack of evidence linking it to active duty, including toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg condition, speech condition, and remanded the claims for a left foot disability, low back disability, increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, increased rating for tinnitus, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on audiometric test results that did not meet the criteria for a compensable 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating, as well as a TDIU, due to insufficient evidence linking his claimed conditions to active service or establishing current diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss, left ear sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and feet and toes were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and increased ratings for various conditions, but granted a 20% rating for the thoracolumbar condition and a 50% rating for depressive disorder from October 30, 2009.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for an addendum opinion that addresses the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and potential threshold shift during service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder but dismissed the appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to afford the Veteran an appropriate VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his diagnosed condition, specifically whether it was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss, as there was no evidence of current disabilities for VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney stones, and multiple other disabilities. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and various other disabilities due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to active duty.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current disability of bilateral hearing loss at any time during the pendency of the claim.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder and a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis of the spine, while denying increased ratings for radiculopathy in both lower extremities and hearing loss.