Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding the evidence did not support a link to service. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for neck/cervical strain, mid/low back pain, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for right ear hearing loss and dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for liver disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was found to have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from July 17, 2017 to April 26, 2022, but his tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss did not prevent him from doing so after April 27, 2022.

The Board grants the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that the disability had its onset during active duty or manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left wrist disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an increased evaluation for the service-connected left ankle disability, as well as the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss were partially granted, with a 10 percent rating from September 10, 2018, to February 9, 2023, and a 20 percent rating from February 10, 2023. Prior to September 10, 2018, the claim was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability during the period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for a right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss due to deficiencies in the evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) for the Veteran, as he was not scheduled for a VA examination and opinion on whether he needs a higher level of care.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of January 6, 2022, for assignment of a TDIU was granted.

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

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board dismissed the case.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted readjudication of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, and obstructive sleep apnea based on new evidence.