Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for unspecified depressive disorder and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, a recurrent psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a recurring headache disability for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence of worsening conditions within one year prior to filing.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and an initial higher rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, a left knee disability, and a right knee disability. However, the Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of April 22, 2021, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a bilateral eye disability, but remanded claims for right ear hearing loss, knee, shoulder, and arm disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and an initial 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ribcage scar, and left wrist scar as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected fractured right knee with osteoarthritis.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the results of audiological evaluations and the application of the rating schedule.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from March 25, 2021, and denied a higher rating prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, to include degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and denied claims for compensable ratings for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for scars on the right elbow and eyebrow.

The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss, effective June 17, 2020.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric test results that did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and an initial rating for bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for both left and right ear hearing loss, thus they are dismissed.