Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, while denying other claims. The remaining claims were remanded.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and appeals for earlier effective dates for cervical disc disease, lumbar degenerative disc disease, arthritis in both hands, and right ankle sprain were denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and bilateral hearing loss due to untimely appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric findings.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for hearing loss, vertigo, right ankle, right knee, and right wrist conditions. The claims for lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an earlier effective date for tinnitus, and service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus.

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

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for the right ankle disability, denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left and right foot pes planus as there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disabilities are not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease. The other issues on appeal were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding insufficient evidence to establish a connection between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's hearing impairment was incurred during his active duty service.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right eye disability and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

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

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for an increased rating for GERD, mild hiatal hernia, and erosive esophagitis. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a deviated nasal septum and obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, right knee condition, low back pain, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.