Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the Board dismissed the claim.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left foot disorder (flatfoot and plantar fasciitis), right foot disorder (flatfoot and plantar fasciitis), left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to active service. The right ankle condition was remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for the remaining conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Several issues related to the Veteran's knees, psychiatric condition, right hip, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on audiometric test results that did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for neck pain, bilateral hearing loss, right lower extremity sciatica, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression), obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, and left plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus on a presumptive basis, effective immediately. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, right wrist, left wrist, lung condition, mental health condition (anxiety and depression), thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, plantar fasciitis, and migraine due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and OSA but denied service connection for hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, right hip pain (secondary to knee disabilities), left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for asthma under the PACT Act but denied service connection for GERD, right lower extremity sciatica, left lower extremity sciatica, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to warrant readjudication of the previously denied claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left restless leg syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right ankle disability, right ankle scar, and hypertension. The Board also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an increased rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.