Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for chronic kidney disease was remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as the AOJ granted service connection in a March 2025 rating decision. The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent had been assigned.

The appeals for increased ratings of unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, tinnitus, pterygium, left eye, and right ear hearing loss were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of a 5th digit fracture of the right hand and denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. The other claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle disorder and left ankle disorder.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 1, 2022, and also granted special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits beginning the same date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his active service.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a back condition, restored the 30 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, denied an increased rating for PTSD, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hearing loss of the left ear based on the results of a July 2024 VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection for chest palpitations was granted, while other claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and lumbosacral strain and IVDS.

The Board denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to correct a pre-decisional duty error related to the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for the remaining conditions, including hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues.

The appeal for service connection for right and left knee disorders, tinnitus, hearing loss, a compensable rating for bronchitis, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD was denied. The appeal for service connection for a hiatal hernia was remanded.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left ear hearing loss to ensure that all necessary evidence is obtained.

The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for right ankle tendonitis (Achilles/peroneal/posterior tibial) with an effective date of March 20, 2022.