Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for left ear hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative before a decision was made.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no causal relationship between the in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 28, 2023, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Veteran and his authorized representative withdrew the appeal, requesting that it be dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

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

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for left radial scar.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated by his active duty service. The right shoulder and right hand claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to missing service treatment records.

The appeal of the denial of service-connected compensation for claimed disabilities and claims for increases in disability ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right knee strain and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back pain, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, and a surgery scar on the lumbar region.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, service connection for various conditions, and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for dermatosis and denied the claims for service connection for a chronic cervicothoracic pain disability, right shoulder disability, PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, ED, sleep apnea, left ulnar pain, right ulnar pain, left ring finger disability, right ankle surgery residuals with residual status post achilles enthesophyte excision, left knee disability, right knee disability, right wrist strain, and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for dermatosis and denied the claims for service connection for a chronic cervicothoracic pain disability, right shoulder disability, PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, ED, sleep apnea, left ulnar pain, right ulnar pain, left ring finger disability, right ankle surgery residuals with residual status post achilles enthesophyte excision, left knee disability, right knee disability, right wrist strain, and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and a right knee condition as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and denied an earlier effective date for urinary incontinence, while remanding claims for bowel incontinence and right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between his current disability and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between his current disability and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder with depression (GAD), and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claims for service connection for chronic left knee pain, chronic right knee pain, low back pain, neurogenic erectile dysfunction, onychomycosis, and pain and dysfunction of the right shoulder were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar strain with thoracolumbar scoliosis and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.