Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a digestive disability other than diverticulosis with lactose intolerance, but granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral shin splints effective March 22, 2020.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the December 2022 decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, effective from the date of claim. The appeal for tinnitus was remanded due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as there was no evidence of a hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral foot disability.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss disability.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the existence of a current disability at or recent to the time of filing. The claim was also remanded for further consideration regarding Meniere's disease.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, but granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD disorder.

The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection related to bilateral hearing loss, residuals of frostbite in both hands and feet, and plantar fasciitis were not decided on the merits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for left and right ankle conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's eye condition and higher ratings for hearing loss, finding insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and a higher rating for right ear hearing loss. The Court found that a previous medical opinion did not adequately address key scientific findings related to noise-induced hearing loss.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the right ankle and service connection for right ear hearing loss and pulmonary lung disability. All other issues were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of GERD was granted, and the claim for service connection for hearing loss was remanded for further review.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied, but the claim for TDIU from December 15, 2020 to September 1, 2022 was granted.

The veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted based on acoustic trauma during active service.