Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and an initial rating in excess of 80 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The asthma claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for hypertension, while remanding the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and allergic rhinitis, granted service connection for asthma with an effective date of August 5, 2021, and granted an earlier effective date of July 30, 2021, for the lumbosacral strain rating. The decision also remanded several other claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory disability beyond bronchitis with bronchospasm and bilateral hearing loss, but remanded claims for neck, sleep, low back, and right index finger disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain of the upper extremities, a respiratory disorder, and left ear hearing loss as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of death to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the May 2020 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, granted a TDIU from December 3, 2020, and denied service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the August 2001 decision.

The Board vacated its July 23, 2024 decision and granted an earlier effective date for the initial grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction to August 25, 2015. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as there is no evidence of an in-service event or occurrence related to the condition. The claim was remanded for further development regarding a left ankle condition and hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to an impermissible concurrent election of appeal lanes.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to improper concurrent election of multiple review options, and denied an initial compensable rating for the service-connected left ear hearing loss as well as service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service-connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, secondary to the now service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The claim for major depressive disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, high blood pressure, left knee condition, right knee condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and skin condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for upper respiratory infection and bilateral flatfoot due to a prohibited concurrent election, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and thoracic scoliosis with degenerative disc disease, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and tinnitus.