Hearing loss decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right knee and right shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran has withdrawn her claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, and these claims are hereby dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to the AOJ for further development of the record, including obtaining complete treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a headache disorder, a respiratory disorder, a skin disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for various conditions, including inguinal hernia, left ear hearing loss, special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, and a left thigh muscle strain, as well as an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable evaluation for his service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and COPD.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims of service connection for neck condition (secondary to chronic low back strain) and entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic low back sprain.

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

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, left and right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of flexion, and left ear hearing loss. However, it granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee instability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand scars, back scars, residuals of shrapnel injury, and residuals of gunshot injuries but denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus on a presumptive basis due to continuous symptoms since service, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on the results of audiometric testing.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and service connection claims were dismissed due to failure to comply with claims processing rules.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted, and a 10 percent rating was assigned effective April 20, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a higher schedular rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of a higher rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depressive disorder with anxious distress secondary to tinnitus due to an incomplete medical examination.