Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an outstanding VA medical record.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to outstanding VA and SSA records and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, dismissed the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, high cholesterol, and other conditions as moot or denied, and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the appellant's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence showed hearing acuity of no worse than Level II in both ears.

The Board remands the claims for a pre-decisional hearing to satisfy the Veteran's right to notice of his hearing rights.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left hand condition with numbness and tingling, and right hand condition with numbness and tingling due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an August 2022 VA examination.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and back pains and arthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence supporting a current disability, and remanded the issue of low back pain for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 29, 2018.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to April 27, 2022 and service connection for peripheral vascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board is remanding the matter to ensure that VA obtains outstanding federal records, including February 2016 and February 2017 audiological test scores, as well as any relevant private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure was sufficient to cause the condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the Veteran has a current disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities had their onset during military service due to acoustic trauma from his duties as a morse code interceptor.

The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the July 2023 rating decision was denied.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.