Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and left hip arthritis due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for a compensable disability rating for right elbow, limitation forearm flexion condition, and nerve damage and numbness in the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus, but denied it for the left ear.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for each and every issue listed on any decision issued within the past year, as the notice of disagreement was not received within one year of the decision.

The Board granted service connection for non-allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claims for back pain, left knee strain, lungs breathing issue, and right wrist chronic pain were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches secondary to service-connected tinnitus and adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, but denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and lower back pain. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and lower back pain were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as an initial compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to incomplete evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability that meets VA standards.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a respiratory disorder, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, back disorder, and bilateral knee disorder as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and a bilateral eye disability, claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, both based on the PACT Act. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder with adjustment disorder and depressed mood is granted a rating of 50 percent, while his bilateral hearing loss is denied a compensable rating.

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine strain, hypertension, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, right hand tenosynovitis, left hand tenosynovitis, a right hip disability, and a left hip disability. The appeal was dismissed for sleep apnea, vertigo, a left knee disability, headaches, and coronary artery disease. Tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied higher ratings.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss before the Board issued a decision.

The Board remands the matter for additional development to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.