Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible testimony and military records.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, as there is no current disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support that it began during active service or manifested to a compensable degree within the first post-service year, or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, polycythemia, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the appeal to correct an error in obtaining VA treatment records relevant to the evaluation of the Veteran's hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, identified as GAD, MDD, panic disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. A 50 percent initial rating was granted for TMJ disorder.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his noise exposure during active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the probative evidence did not support the existence of such a disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, based on new and relevant evidence received.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for post-surgical lumbar spine pain.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot fungal condition, right ear hearing loss, and an initial disability rating for left ear hearing loss due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for his service-connected PTSD, trichophytosis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent but no higher for the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability and there was no nexus to service.

The appeal of the duty to assist error identified during higher-level review for the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and the appeal of the July 2022 and March 2023 rating decision denials of service connection for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, low back, neck, and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The claims were denied due to the lack of evidence suggesting current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a finding that it had its onset in service or manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period.