Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a lower back disorder and tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as well as an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for a prostate disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and conceded acoustic trauma during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial, compensable rating for specific phobia with anxiety and service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss, while denying service connection for a twisted pelvis. The decision also granted ratings of 40 percent for left sacroiliac joint dysfunction, 20 percent for patella tendonitis of the left knee from August 15, 2019 to June 6, 2021, and 20 percent for left knee instability effective August 15, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot, cervical spine, and bilateral hip disabilities but denied service connection for an eye disability, OSA, a sinus disability, and a nail condition. The Board also denied an increased rating for hearing loss and dismissed the TDIU claim.

The appeal was granted for service connection of a back disability, an effective date of April 24, 2023, for hypertension and post-traumatic headaches ratings, and TDIU. The claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the prior VA examinations are inadequate.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for hearing loss was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and paralysis of the right-side facial nerve as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service. The claim for residuals of tooth extraction (claimed as dental and oral) is remanded.

The Board remands the matter to correct a duty to assist error related to missing audiometric data from May 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss for readjudication with new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and low back disability, among others. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss based on the results of an audiometric evaluation.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD and hiatal hernia, and tinnitus.