Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted because the evidence showed that his hearing loss began during his active service and continued thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The Board found that further records development and addendum opinions were needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted.

The appeal for service connection of left ear hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's military noise exposure caused the hearing loss.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and migraines due to errors in the duty to assist.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss because the appeals were filed prematurely.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but the claim for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that his respiratory failure was related to service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of several conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and migraine was denied. The veteran was granted a 10% rating for lipoma but denied for right ear hearing loss, residuals of head injury, and heat exhaustion. Service connection for IBS was granted. Other issues were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was at least as likely as not incurred during his service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Board denied the veteran's attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an April 2023 rating decision because there was no qualifying review request to that initial AOJ decision.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and psoriatic arthritis were granted. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (including anxiety) and plaxis psoriasis were remanded.

The appeals for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to procedural defects.

Service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied. Other conditions are remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for GERD were denied. The claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, basal cell carcinoma, and TDIU were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear was granted. The claim for a compensable initial evaluation for hearing loss in the left ear was remanded.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, so he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period before April 1, 2024.