Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss as the Veteran did not have hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a change in hearing during service and that the current hearing loss is not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding it related to noise exposure during the Veteran's active service.

The veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for earlier effective dates and increased disability ratings.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for scalp and head scars and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2023 decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for sinusitis, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted service connection for low back condition and left lumbar radicular pain, but dismissed claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee joint pain, deviated septum, sinusitis, hearing loss, vertigo, and left foot condition. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for irritable colon syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a heart tumor (myxoma).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, migraines, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, and knee conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed disabilities were related to service.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for stooped posture, a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with mixed anxiety and sleep disturbances, and denied a compensable rating for Parkinson's disease which is separate from the essential tremor with bradykinesia rigidity, right upper extremity.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and increased the disability ratings for left and right lower extremity sciatica to 20 percent, but denied service connection for headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, and did not change the denial of service connection for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for respiratory issues and right ear hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to clarify whether left ear hearing loss clearly and unmistakably preexisted service, and if so, whether it was not permanently aggravated by service beyond the natural progress of the disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability or a relationship to active military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 5, 2021 for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.