Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for residuals of lung cancer as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asbestosis, interstitial lung disease. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and special monthly compensation were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, finding the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's chronic headaches had their onset in service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right knee disability and a separate 20 percent rating for instability, while denying an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, and also granted service connection for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy associated with his lumbar spine disability, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss due to a need for an adequate medical opinion that considers the Veteran's testimony regarding her in-service noise exposure and worsening symptoms post-service.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum medical opinion considering recent medical literature.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating from October 13, 2017, to October 26, 2020, and TDIU due to incomplete development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ear hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from September 30, 2020, to October 22, 2024, but denied an initial compensable evaluation prior to that date and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent on or after October 22, 2024. The Board also denied service connection for vertigo.

The appeal for a compensable disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss during the period on appeal was denied. The appeals for an increased disability rating and service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and heart disorder to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their relationship to service.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and traumatic brain injury (TBI), but granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

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

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.