Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of October 3, 2019, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on a current diagnosis and evidence of in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, brain trauma, and toxin exposure due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hearing loss due to deficiencies in the VA's duty to assist, including incomplete service treatment records and lack of audiometric testing results.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bilateral foot dermatitis and service connection for bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches prior to December 23, 2023.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right ear hearing loss due to a need for an addendum opinion that accurately reflects the Veteran's duty assignment in a metal shop.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding insufficient evidence of a nexus between the current diagnosis and in-service noise exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the October 2023 rating decision.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral optic neuritis with reduced visual fields, left wrist fracture residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, rendered him incapable of substantially gainful employment from May 8, 2019, to August 10, 2021.

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

The Board remands the case for further development regarding the character of discharge and service connection issues due to changes in regulations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for tinnitus and asthma were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disorders, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, a compensable disability rating for migraine headache disorder, and a higher 70 percent disability rating for depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a respiratory disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for breathing issues.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not due to excessive noise exposure during active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for an ankle condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability.