Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for abdominal, lower back, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a right index finger strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ rating decision.

The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective September 1, 2024, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, disability manifested by joint pain in the left and right hands, as well as an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for psoriasis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues, including various psychiatric disorders, middle back injury, ankle disabilities, knee disabilities, neuropathies, hearing loss, and headaches.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, dismissing both issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a higher rating for migraine headaches, and a compensable rating for tinea corporis of the left elbow.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for GERD and bilateral hearing loss, effective June 29, 2021, but remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran was granted a disability evaluation of 20 percent for lumbar spine strain residuals prior to February 10, 2020, and entitlement to TDIU. The rating in excess of 20 percent on and after February 10, 2020, for the same condition was denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and the combined disability ratings of over 70% and over 90% during specific periods, as well as remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from July 29, 2020, through September 3, 2020, and remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied a higher rating for hearing loss. The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and initial rating of various conditions, including bipolar disorder, left foot disability, right foot disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for tinnitus, and remanded claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss based on the evidence of a current disability, in-service noise exposure, and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board grants service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service. The case is remanded for further action regarding the left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus but denied it for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding no current disability. The claim for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities was remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for knee strain, TBI, and tinnitus while granting a 50% rating for tension headaches. Service connection was also denied for left ear hearing loss.