Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during his service in Afghanistan, as required by the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding a nexus to in-service acoustic trauma during active duty for training (ADT) or inactive duty for training (IDT) with the Army National Guard.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examinations and missing service records.

The appeal for service connection for hearing loss, abdominal pain, and a left eye disorder was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement. The appeals for other conditions were denied based on lack of evidence linking them to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the Veteran had a current disability meeting the criteria for a hearing loss disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and there was no evidence establishing a nexus between his in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and chronic sinusitis but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed, and the claim for an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for hearing loss was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability but denied service connection for asbestosis and hypothyroidism.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for other conditions due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for right leg restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and other specified personality disorder.

The Board denied the restoration of a 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from April 14, 2022.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral myopia and astigmatism, Covid-19 positive, left eye punctate keratitis, right eye chorioretinal inflammation, right foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and right and left shin splints.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss on an aggravation basis and denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's pilonidal cyst scar.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and eczema, and remanded claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and persistent depressive disorder dysthymia.