Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance and applying the benefit of the doubt rule.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the case is remanded for further consideration of a gallbladder condition. The reduction in the disability rating for GERD from 30 percent to 10 percent effective August 1, 2022 was upheld.

Service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss is granted based on acoustic trauma sustained in active service.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right ankle disability, and coronary artery disease was denied. Service connection for left ankle, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss because the evidence showed no worse than Level I hearing acuity.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is remanded. The Board will consider new evidence and obtain a new medical opinion.

The veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was granted. The Board found that the veteran had hearing loss since his service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and shin splints were denied. The claims for left and right ankle disorders were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the evidence did not show a current disability meeting VA criteria.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. The VA will obtain missing records and schedule a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for GERD were denied. Other issues related to ear infection, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, and hiatal hernia were remanded.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral hearing loss but denied a higher rating.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of lower lumbar disability, upper respiratory disability, and hearing loss. The Board needs more medical records to decide.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and other disabilities qualify him for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for TDIU were denied or remanded. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was also remanded.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 27, 2018 to February 21, 2022. The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was also set to August 27, 2018.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to TDIU due to outstanding issues regarding examiner qualifications and missing audiogram results.