Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and any threshold shifts.

The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for left knee instability and denied a higher rating for the same condition, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for nerve or radiculopathy conditions in both lower extremities were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for back pain, bilateral hearing loss, memory loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for acute sinusitis, extrinsic asthma, headaches, a low back condition, right leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, left leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension based on credible evidence of in-service noise exposure and onset of symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with memory loss and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for detached retina, left eye, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were remanded.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and basic eligibility for DEA. However, TDIU was granted.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including chronic sinusitis and dermatosis, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating for scars from right shoulder surgery and right testicular hydrocele status-post surgical repair.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's lay statements and other evidence regarding his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right shin splints, while denying service connection for left ear hearing loss. The claim for right knee condition was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating during the specified periods.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding a current disability and in-service noise exposure to be related.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee degenerative joint disease, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The claim for service connection for a right leg disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the claims for disorders of the right hand and bilateral fingers, left ear hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities meeting VA standards.

The Board remands the claims for an increased initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, a compensable evaluation for a right eye condition, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for a back disorder and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a recurrent right knee disability, and recurrent foot disabilities as there was no evidence of these conditions during active service or within the relevant presumptive period.