Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia and headaches, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hip disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from June 8, 2020, to October 25, 2023, and also denied his claim for SMC from October 26, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and a higher rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the Veteran has a current disability for VA purposes. The claims for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and carpal tunnel syndrome are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted as of September 2, 2021. A rating in excess of 30 percent for the same condition was denied, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a failure to substantially comply with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for an acoustic neuroma but granted service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral foot fungus and renal cell carcinoma as they were already granted by a previous rating decision. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and a medical opinion.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a balance disorder as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain a new VA medical opinion and private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a left hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis, status post double lung transplant and denied service connection for pes planus and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted service connection for residuals of frostbite in the hands and sinusitis, while remanding several issues for further consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the findings of non-compensable Level I hearing acuity in both ears.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that June 15, 2017, was the appropriate date for service connection for PTSD; alcohol use disorder; and major depressive disorder, moderate, with psychotic features; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus; and April 12, 2018, for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.