Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's hearing loss and his military noise exposure during the Gulf War.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether the disability clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service.

The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for malignant melanoma, bilateral hearing loss, and urinary tract condition. It granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension associated with herbicide exposure.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for bronchitis and an earlier effective date of July 8, 2021 for a 10 percent disability rating for right hip strain with trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis to include limited flexion. Other claims were denied.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted, while his claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a controlled Maryland CNC speech discrimination test and puretone audiometry tests.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right ear hearing loss, high blood pressure (hypertension), and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, attributing both conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, right tympanic membrane perforation, and service connection for high cholesterol.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the service-connected PTSD and denied an increased (compensable) disability rating for the service-connected bilateral hearing loss, both effective from April 8, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted a 70 percent rating effective April 23, 2018, and the disability rating for bilateral hearing loss in excess of 10 percent was denied. A TDIU was also granted effective April 23, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.