Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lower lumbar spine degenerative arthritis based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating due to inadequate medical opinions and examinations.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence showing a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a low back condition due to pre-decisional errors in the prior VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as there was no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support an earlier claim or a worsening of his conditions within one year prior to July 6, 2022.

The Veteran's service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted, and a 40 percent rating was assigned from August 26, 2020. Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was denied.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claims for migraines and a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability. The issues related to tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for bronchitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions, including right knee instability, right knee flexion, right knee extension, non-allergic rhinitis, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, sinusitis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis, service connection for a sinus condition, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss disabilities, as well as tinnitus, due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure compliance with the duty to assist by rescheduling VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, and a compensable rating for the left ring finger smash injury.