Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for actinic keratosis and seborrheic keratosis due to incomplete examination reports.

The Board granted an effective date of April 19, 2017 for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an effective date of January 5, 2022 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing grant as he does not have a permanent and total disability due to disorders that involve both lower extremities affecting balance or propulsion, which precludes locomotion without assistive devices.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right ear hearing loss but denied compensable ratings for left ear hearing loss and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's conditions during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed her appeal regarding the effective date of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, bilateral hearing loss, OSA, atrial fibrillation, and tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for lumbar strain with lumbar spondylosis, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, and hypertension.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a right ear disorder, to include acoustic trauma and high-frequency hearing loss, for further development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left ankle disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric results showing numeric designations of I in the right ear and II in the left ear, which do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for cervical spine, left shoulder, wrist, hip, knee, and upper extremity nerve disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus, as it is already rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum allowed. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a nexus to in-service acoustic trauma.

The claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right knee disorder, bilateral flat feet, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected left ear hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and eyesight problems.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.