Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and TBI, as well as a claim for hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding the evidence to be in relative equipoise regarding its relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and glycosuria as the evidence of record is inadequate to make a decision on these matters.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss to correct a duty to assist error, as an adequate VA examination or medical opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's hearing loss was not properly scheduled or requested.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for additional evidence.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an evaluation greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claims for a left ankle condition and left foot condition.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss with an effective date of September 6, 2022, and also granted service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and bilateral carotid artery stenosis. The initial rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of medical evidence supporting a diagnosis of hearing loss in either ear.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's surviving spouse was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected Parkinson's Disease.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, COPD, and left ear hearing loss disabilities, as well as a TDIU from May 8, 2023. The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee degenerative arthritis was dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, and depression to include alcohol abuse and memory loss. The back condition, left knee joint pain, and right knee joint pain were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for a right foot disability and denied claims for service connection for headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, gout, hypertension, heart disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, peripheral arterial disease, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a deltoid sprain of the left foot, and lumbosacral strain but denied service connection for residuals of a fracture to the right index finger and left and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus but remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as dismissed his claim for an earlier effective date for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.