Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a VA addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable rating for sinusitis and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding it to be etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.

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

The Board granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss of the right ear, finding that it was related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.

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

The Board denied service connection for both left and right ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current hearing loss and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period and no credible evidence establishing continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected insomnia disorder was granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, from July 14, 2022. The claims for increased ratings for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, as was the claim for TDIU in excess of 10 percent. Asbestosis with pleural plaques was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a right knee disability. The left knee disability claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sore gums due to dental abscesses, and bipolar disorder. The appeal as to service connection for anxiety and depression was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions had their onset during his active service.

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

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

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition as secondary to intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spine strain, and right knee condition as secondary to intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spine strain due to untimely filings.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an adequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for chondromalacia patellae in left knee with osteoarthritis and denied service connection for heart disorder, hypertension, and prostate disorder. However, the claim for tinnitus was granted, and readjudication of previously denied claims for bilateral hearing loss and right knee disorder were warranted.