Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, head injury residuals, a back disorder, a neck disorder, a left hip disorder, and a right hip disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a grant of service connection in a prior rating decision. The claims for ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, but remanded the claim for service connection of migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss based on the results of a VA audiological examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for diabetes mellitus, type II, was remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted a 30 percent rating for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's current disability and his acoustic trauma in service.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for median neuropathy at the DIP of the left index finger, and denied a higher rating for partial amputation of the left index finger. The Board also granted 10 percent ratings for right and left ankle tendonitis and strain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability ratings or a total disability rating based on unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied it for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, right hand and initial evaluations greater than 10 percent for ORIF right thumb fracture and a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted restoration of the 40% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, while denying increased ratings for right lower extremity and femoral nerve radiculopathies, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing specific questions regarding the Veteran's condition.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for acne, higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, and a higher rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service TBI and his current hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.