Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and dismissed the claims for compensable ratings, except for remanding two service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to August 25, 2023, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter, for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for TDIU, due to outstanding VA audiograms that may be pertinent to the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, as well as compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of neck or spine fusion surgery.

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

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The issues of entitlement to service connection for kidney disease and left ear hearing loss were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and cervical spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship between the current disability and in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating from January 5, 2021, and the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for coronary artery disease and service connection for a vestibular condition were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for a right eye disability, a joint condition claimed as chronic fatigue, and generalized arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and noting a lack of significant threshold shift during service.

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

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has any currently diagnosed conditions at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the May 2023 claim.

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 denied service connection for a right elbow disability and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The increased rating claim for maxillary sinusitis was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, recurrent, as a VA medical examination to assess the nature and etiology of these conditions has not been conducted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist by obtaining private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a migraine headache disability and bilateral hearing loss to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, specifically related to obtaining VA treatment records from May 2010 onwards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding insufficient evidence to support a grant of service connection or higher disability ratings.