Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to February 26, 2020, and denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Board granted a separate evaluation of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity from February 14, 2020, and separate evaluations of 10 percent for instability and limitation of extension in both knees starting on specific dates.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from June 19, 2016 to October 27, 2019.

The Board remands the issues of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, as an SOC has not yet been issued.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss but denied it for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevents him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment from July 28, 2022, but no earlier.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to a need for an adequate medical opinion and potential private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link to active service.

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

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, a migraine headache disorder, and bilateral tinea pedis as they were not proper appeals under the Appeals Management Act appellate system.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, sinusitis, and a left hip disability as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and nephrolithiasis due to inadequate medical opinions.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development of the record.

The appeal for service connection and initial rating for various conditions was dismissed due to the submission of a duplicate Notice of Disagreement.

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

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic renal disease, and gout as they were withdrawn or rendered moot by prior grants of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, effective February 29, 2024.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for a back disability, hearing loss, poor vision, right foot disability, and left foot disability due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted service connection for back disability manifested by pain, left shoulder tendinitis, right knee disability manifested by pain, left knee disability manifested by pain, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.