Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, right and left ulnar neuropathy/entrapment at elbows with carpal tunnel syndrome (claimed as peripheral neuropathy as a result of herbicide exposure), and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric data.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis and denied initial compensable ratings for the right eye condition, left ear hearing loss, and left knee condition.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion and to obtain potentially missing records from service, including audiometric testing during active duty and reserves service.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and the increased rating claims for left ear hearing loss and cervical strain were dismissed due to procedural errors or untimeliness.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for optic nerve drusen and bilateral pes planus (pre-existing condition aggravated by active duty service), but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The issue of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and others, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any such disability was related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and reopened and granted claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder, colon cancer s/p resection, and left knee condition. The claims for tinnitus, epilepsy petit mal, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and cardiomyopathy were denied.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to the need for further development and clarification of audiometric test results.

The Board remands the issues of an initial compensable rating and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand directions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, sleep impairment disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, back pain, left hip pain, and right knee pain, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss effective February 5, 2001.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety/depression, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus was denied due to the untimely filing of the appeal request.