Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for hypothyroidism, vitiligo, and migraines due to deficiencies in the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss and musculoskeletal disorders, due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board granted a 40% rating for peripheral neuropathy in the lower left and right extremities, but denied higher ratings for femoral nerve impairment. The claim for increased rating for headaches was dismissed, while restoration of a 10% rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted effective May 29, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for a left hip disability, right hip disability, cervical spine disability, and individual unemployability (TDIU) were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for a bilateral flatfoot disability, right leg condition, and obstructive sleep apnea.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the results of VA examinations and audiometric tests.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues on service connection, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right hip, DDD of the lumbar spine, tinnitus, left knee strain, right knee strain, left foot tendonitis, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a low back condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU to obtain additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, to include facet joint arthropathy, and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hip and knee disorders, a shoulder disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy but denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and IVDS, a scar associated with it, and dismissed claims for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a compensable rating for chest/sternum condition and entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities were remanded.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for GERD, hepatitis, nausea, a stomach disability, strep throat, and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder was remanded.