Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, denied service connection for IBS and bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD, and remanded the claim for headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a link between his in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss. The colon cancer claim was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition, hearing loss, and back condition to correct pre-decisional errors, specifically failing to provide adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to reschedule VA examinations due to a scheduling error.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2023 for the award of service connection for PTSD with TBI and migraine/tension headaches associated with TBI, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board remands the matter for VA to obtain any outstanding treatment records from the Veteran's VA medical center.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right hip osteoarthritis and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not presented to readjudicate these claims.

The Board denied increased ratings for OSA and tinnitus, remanded issues related to narcolepsy, hearing loss, headaches, and TDIU, and found that the Veteran's current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ear hearing loss but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's currently diagnosed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder tendonitis and bilateral hearing loss, as there was no current disability. The claim for major depression was remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's left ankle disability, but denied increased ratings for left ear sensorineural hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a TDIU and DEA eligibility prior to August 7, 2012, for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a chronic left ear condition and bilateral hearing loss disability for initial AOJ consideration, development, and adjudication of the claim on the merits.