Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a right leg disability and bilateral hearing loss, remanded claims for service connection for skin and left leg disabilities, and remanded the claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to January 8, 2025.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not demonstrate that these conditions were related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes. The claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its relation to active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Crohn's disease to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death in February 2025.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed TBI, amnestic disorder, and unspecified neurocognitive disorder in relation to service and their relationship with the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hip disorders, granted an initial rating of 30 percent for asthma, and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for GERD and TDIU were remanded.

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

The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and remanded the claim for a left ear hearing loss disability.

The appeal for service connection for hearing loss was dismissed due to no prior adjudication of the claim in a rating decision issued within one year before the June 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including efforts to obtain service treatment records.

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

The Board granted service connection for a right leg disability and bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for GERD and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while dismissing the appeals for PTSD, BHL, and left knee condition as untimely. The other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for actinic and solar keratosis, bilateral hearing loss, and headaches due to pre-decision duty to assist errors.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, GERD, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and psoriasis as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and hypothyroidism for further development.