Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, lumbosacral spine, right hip, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis based on new evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, left wrist, and left forearm were remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, including GERD, hypertension, cardiovascular condition, diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and chronic pain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, and a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, including whether it is related to in-service noise exposure or caused/aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, spine disability, and sleep apnea to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the back to correct an error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for cervical spine.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disabilities, and right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve disabilities. However, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain was granted service connection.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left upper and middle radicular groups as secondary to degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with spinal stenosis, but denied a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing the missing 3000 Hz audiometric threshold levels in the Veteran's entrance examination report.

The appeal of the June 2022 proposal to discontinue the separate rating for right shoulder separation was dismissed, and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. The issues regarding the right shoulder, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for high blood pressure were remanded.

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 the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's back disability, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and vertigo due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, but ultimately denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of these conditions were caused by or incurred in service.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.