Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and fibromyalgia. The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent, which was not increased.

The Board remands the matter for the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to obtain additional VA audiology records and readjudicate the claim.

The Board denied the appeals for increased ratings and TDIU, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension but granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 7, 2025.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disorder, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or current disability related to the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right foot residuals of hallux valgus, status post-surgery and a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder from December 7, 2022. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a conclusion that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic polyneuropathy of both lower extremities. The claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, allergic rhinitis, and other conditions were either readjudicated or remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for the removal of the uterus due to cervical dysplasia and awarded special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing disability.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for balance impairment, to include peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD) and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right wrist, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, bilateral achilles tendonitis, gout, diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DMII), obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression. The Board denied increased ratings for right and left knee degenerative joint disease, separate ratings for instability of the knees, a separate rating for residuals of a right knee meniscectomy, and service connection for bilateral leg pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic sinus disability, respiratory disability due to exposure to asbestos, heart murmur, irregular heartbeat, and seizures.

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