Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a compensable rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's ability to attend a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for memory impairment (claimed as dementia) due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to hazardous noise exposure during the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as there were pre-decisional breaches of duty to assist.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and that the Veteran's hearing loss originated during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss based on the evidence of record, which did not show any audiometric data that approximates a compensable disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and migraines, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and right foot condition, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, left foot condition, and sleep impairment.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure proper notice of the right to a hearing before the RO was provided.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, as well as left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.