Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss from May 15, 2013, to June 12, 2018, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from June 12, 2018.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed severance and reduction of evaluations were not final decisions.

The appeal to revise, based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), the June 2014 rating decision's grant of an initial 20 percent disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right elbow condition, but remanded the claim for secondary service connection for vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy, hiatal hernia with GERD, status post bilateral inguinal hernia repair, bilateral hearing loss, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased, compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, duodenal ulcer, and PTSD with TBI, but granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board remands the service connection claims for left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus for readjudication due to an AOJ error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted, while the other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right ear hearing loss, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extra-schedular basis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to in-service noise exposure.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to a final decision.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss with effective dates of December 20, 2018. An initial evaluation of 100 percent was granted for the psychiatric condition, while a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. SMC was also granted from that date.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, skin and respiratory issues, blurred vision, and memory loss, due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, with the low back pain issue remanded for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of adequate medical evidence.

The Board denied entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of multiple VA audiology examinations and the application of the rating criteria.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, back disability, hand/finger disability, broken left leg, left leg cramps, left leg nerve disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.