Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for restless leg syndrome and panic attacks with unspecified traumatic stressor-related disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, left ankle disability, tinnitus, and sciatic nerve impairment due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, bilateral knee disorders, sinusitis, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeal of service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for insomnia was granted, while claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis, and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and dementia (claimed as memory loss) were remanded.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence was submitted linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of character of service as a bar to VA benefits, and service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and asthma due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Appellant's mental status at the time of his discharge.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent from June 14, 2018, and in excess of 30 percent from August 31, 2024, for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for pain and limited use of jaw, eye pain, scars status post facial surgical repair, plates in entire face status post surgical repair, and scars of the face and head.

The Board denied a compensable rating for eustachian tube dysfunction as the Veteran's hearing loss was no worse than Level I in both ears, and there was no evidence of an exceptional disability picture.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and depressive disorder, granted a 40 percent rating for arthritis of the lumbar spine (claimed as lower back condition), and denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for fibromyalgia and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, a skin disorder, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current symptoms. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for loss of smell and taste, a higher rating for insomnia, service connection for shortness of breath, and service connection for hearing loss.