Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to unfulfilled remand directives, including obtaining an updated opinion considering both the ASA and ISO-ANSI standards.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for further development and compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 23, 2012.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical evidence.

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

The Board denied service connection for a foot condition, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, back condition, and high blood pressure as the evidence did not support current disabilities or in-service incurrences.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an audiological examination and the application of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to initial ratings for various peripheral neuropathies and hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as no complete claim was received within one year of her intent to file claims in 2020 and 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for tinnitus or a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was also denied as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD or other mental health condition.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for various conditions, including left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, and others.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on Aid and Attendance for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran is helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance by way of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability but granted an initial 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome. Service connection was denied for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal as to a duty to assist error identified during the higher-level review for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (previously claimed as vertigo) is dismissed due to premature submission of the notice of disagreement.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and earlier effective date claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD, but remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and the Veteran's rating for chronic left ankle sprain was denied. However, a separate 10 percent rating for instability of the left ankle was granted.