Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating of 10 percent for a left wrist scar, while denying higher ratings for ganglion cyst and bilateral hearing loss.

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

The Board granted service connection for multilevel degenerative disc disease and bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claims for Alzheimer's disease, a mental health disability, disabilities manifested by generalized weakness of the lower extremities, and a heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claims for increased ratings and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, limitation of flexion and extension of both knees due to a failure to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, and ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee disorders due to inadequate examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show a nexus between the current disability and the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 50% rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and granted an effective date of October 11, 2021, for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to an in-service injury.

The appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and hernia disorder were dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the issues of whether the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to entitlement to VA benefits, and for VA compensation for degenerative disc disease, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Appellant's mental status at the time of his misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of them and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral radiculopathy, as the evidence did not support a finding of severity greater than noncompensable or 40 percent respectively.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disorder, a neck disorder, a foot disorder, and high cholesterol. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to November 26, 2014. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including PTSD, bilateral pes planus with left plantar calcaneal spur, atopic dermatitis, and left hip trochanteric bursitis. However, the Board granted service connection for asthma due to presumed exposure during Gulf War service.

The appeal for service connection for a third degree burn on the neck was dismissed by the Veteran. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a cervical spine condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.