Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) for further development, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for right and left ear hearing loss as new and relevant evidence was not presented.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable initial disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and service connection for alopecia.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and diabetes due to new evidence suggesting potential exposure to herbicide agents, while denying readjudication of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a bilateral foot disability, as there was no evidence of current disabilities in either ear or any foot conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during his military service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing disability, CFS, OSA, headache disability (claimed as cephalgia), and cardiac arrhythmia.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318, as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability to his cause of death.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for hearing loss, but granted service connection for hepatitis B, diabetes mellitus, type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities.,The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a left hand skin condition, to include radiation dermatitis, as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to active duty.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis status post meniscal tear and total knee replacement, left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as bilateral knee neuropathy), and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as bilateral knee neuropathy) were remanded for further development.

The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board denies service connection for multiple sclerosis.,The Board denies a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nose or throat condition, to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, is remanded.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss for a new medical examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for liver cancer but denied or dismissed claims for lumbar spine, left hip, right hip conditions and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and remanded the claims for hypertension and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling its duty to assist.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for all service connection and rating issues.

The Board denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions, granted initial 20 percent ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and remanded claims for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC).