Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability that met VA criteria.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, a higher rating for prostate cancer, a higher rating for PTSD, and a compensable rating for keloids. The TDIU and DEA benefits claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable 10 percent disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not show that his hearing acuity met the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, elbow, and ankle disabilities, to include arthritis, as well as a bilateral hearing loss disability, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The May 2025 motion to revise the March 2019 Board decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to March 29, 2024 and denied TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's hearing loss was incurred in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for service-connected asthma and denied a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis. Service connection was granted for allergic rhinitis but denied for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sebaceous gland cancer of the right eye.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a December 2023 VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal for a left shoulder disability as moot, given that VA had already granted service connection in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and denied it for right ear hearing loss disability.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to address the current severity and etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with allergic bronchial asthma, granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The hypertension claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and lung cancer, on a direct basis. Service connection for lung cancer was denied on a presumptive basis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it for diabetes, with the claim for tinnitus being remanded.

The Board granted restoration of the 70% rating for a psychiatric disorder effective March 30, 2023, and granted entitlement to TDIU from February 8, 2022.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and Meniere's disease.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the VA audiometric findings.