Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and right leg scar s/p burn, as well as an earlier effective date for service connection of the right leg scar. The claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, lipoma, sleep apnea, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted the petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, while denying service connection for lower back, kidney, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on audiometric test results that did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, groin muscle injury, to include scrotum disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in prior VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and bilateral vision disabilities, while remanding claims for left ear hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for increased evaluations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and right wrist sprain, status post surgery residuals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, depression, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for sleep apnea, vertigo, and a gastrointestinal disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death, as there is no substituted appellant for this appeal.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lower back disorder, a right knee disorder, and a left knee disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding that entitlement to this rating first arose on September 26, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and higher initial ratings for psychiatric, left shoulder, right hand tremors, left hand tremors, and allergic rhinitis disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 24, 2020, for the award of a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, radiculopathy, hearing loss, and sinusitis but granted service connection for bradycardia and an undiagnosed illness.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ear hearing loss, chronic sinus condition, bilateral hand condition, jaw condition, aortic regurgitation, discoid lupus, residuals of peptic ulcer, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability.

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