Hearing loss decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted a 30% rating for residuals of anaphylaxis but denied a higher rating and also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for chronic pyelonephritis.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, memory loss, colon polyps, neck pain, lower back pain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a respiratory disorder, immunity disorder, bowel disorder, and fatigue.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional evidence and re-adjudicate the Veteran's disability level.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 30, 2018, to February 5, 2020, due to his service-connected CAD.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claim for further development regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right toenail removal with toe pain and limited range of motion and service connection for plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for heart condition, sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis, hernia condition, GERD, PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, and denies service connection for migraines as the appeal was not timely filed.

The Board denied service connection for left and right ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's hearing loss and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition as secondary to the Veteran's right knee condition, but denied service connection for bilateral muscle spasms, lumbosacral strain (claimed as low back condition), mouth ulcers (also claimed as mouth condition), hypertension, right ear hearing loss, and left shoulder condition, to include a dislocated shoulder.

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

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied the claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as for lumbar spine disability, coronary artery disease, deep vein thrombosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a total disability rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed. The appeals for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left ankle disability and service connection for PTSD were denied. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current diagnosis of a disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ, as these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.