Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for additional evidentiary development, including verification of active duty dates and an addendum opinion to determine if the appellant's bilateral hearing loss is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence. The claim for chronic ethmoid sinusitis was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, headaches, and bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional evidence through a new VA examination.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss (BHL).

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee, right knee, back (mid/lower back and thoracolumbar spine), left ankle, and right ankle disabilities as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim was remanded.

The Board denied the claim of CUE in the September 2007 rating decision and also denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than September 19, 2022, for a 100 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no new and relevant evidence to support a readjudication of these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted, while the claims for left ear hearing loss, left wrist instability, and right wrist instability were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gout, right hand; left knee osteoarthritis; and bilateral hearing loss to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claims.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of tinnitus and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety) and dementia were remanded.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, effective from May 29, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and assigned a 30 percent rating for GERD, while denying higher ratings for the lumbosacral strain with vertebral fracture, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep disorder (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied entitlement to a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on audiometric test results.

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

The Board remands the evaluation of the Veteran's noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss to ensure that a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error is corrected.