Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's appeal requests for all rating decisions due to untimeliness and lack of good cause.

The Board granted service connection for a nosebleed disability, to include epistaxis, and degenerative disc disease to include intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right middle trigger finger.

The Board grants service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a back disability, right and left lower extremity peripheral nerve disabilities, a right foot disability, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis of hearing loss that meets VA criteria.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right knee ankylosis due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss, right ear, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance or greater that the Veteran's current hearing loss, right ear, is etiologically related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and his time in service.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding a nexus to in-service noise exposure. The claim for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, back pain, tuberculosis (TB), and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for a higher rating for bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a hernia condition, hearing loss, and abnormal heart atrial fibrillation as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right ankle pain, lumbar spine pain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left knee pain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, denied increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis, granted a 50 percent initial rating for tension headaches, and denied initial compensable ratings for dermatitis and respiratory disability (shortness of breath).

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied it for left ear hearing loss, with an effective date of June 14, 2023, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.