Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded claims for flat feet, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a back disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection and ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the 60 percent rating of bilateral hearing loss and for the grant of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during service, manifested to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service, or was otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to an inadequate VA nexus opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and no credible lay or medical evidence linking any in-service event to the claimed condition.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease and headaches. The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis, hearing loss disability, hypertension, and sleep apnea were rated as non-compensable or the assigned ratings were affirmed. Effective dates of June 15, 2022, were granted for these conditions.

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

The appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and erectile dysfunction, as well as the appeals for entitlement to basic eligibility for VA loan guaranty benefits and an earlier effective date for eligibility to DEA, were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal.

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

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

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and asthma, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded several other claims, including those for lung nodules with COPD, coronary artery disease, back scars, low back disability, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension and right ear hearing loss, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.