Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the onset and etiology of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted and that the Veteran's hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the appeals for increased ratings for PTSD, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and hearing loss. An earlier effective date was granted for right ear hearing loss, and TDIU was granted from August 7, 1998 to July 12, 2016.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and remanded the claim for further development. The effective date of April 28, 2021, was granted for tinnitus, but no earlier. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also remanded.

The Board granted a 20% rating for enlarged prostate and a 50% rating for anxiety disorder but dismissed the appeal for an increased rating for hearing loss as untimely.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing an examination.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II and service connection for GERD, while denying increased ratings for lung cancer, hypertension, and hearing loss, among other issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement within one year after notification of the May 2022 and September 2023 rating decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and cervical degenerative disc and joint disease (claimed as cervical strain) to correct an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability but denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss began in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no new evidence was submitted within one year of the April 2019 rating decision that denied reopening these claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and that the Veteran's current disability is related to his noise exposure during service.

The Board denied increased ratings for kidney calculus and lumbosacral strain with IVDS, but granted initial 20% ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was granted for carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands.

The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied, and the right ear hearing loss claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding a causal relationship between his hearing loss and military noise exposure.