Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's eye condition, dismissed service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and foot pain.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted an effective date of March 24, 2010, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and December 1, 2011, for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left-hand condition, and increased ratings for lumbar myofascitis and status post fracture 5th metatarsal left foot.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and higher ratings for OSA, unspecified anxiety condition, left hip strain, scar due to lymph node removal, and painful lymphadenectomy scar. Some claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran's current hearing loss does not meet the criteria to be considered a disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left ankle arthritis with pain, and an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the depressive disorder with PTSD. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, right lower extremity neurological disability, and left lower extremity neurological disability were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to require regular aid and attendance, nor was he permanently housebound due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for traumatic brain injury and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on new and relevant evidence.

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

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for left ear hearing loss, while remanding claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, a left shoulder disability, and a low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disorder and remanded several other claims, including those for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headache, hypertension, cervical spine, thoracic spine, shin splints, foot disorders, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability because audiometric testing did not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability under VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, and denied initial compensable disability ratings for right ingrown toenail and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder and hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities or an association with the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and uterine fibroids, but denied service connection for asbestosis and a stomach condition.