Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is remanded to address new evidence.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection due to his death. The appeals can be continued by an eligible person within one year.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board remanded all issues to the Regional Office for further development, including medical examinations and opinions.

Service connection for the veteran's back, left knee, and right ankle disabilities was granted. All other issues were denied.

The Board denied service connection for peptic ulcer disease, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), PTSD, hair loss, and hearing loss. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The veteran's rating for bilateral hearing loss was restored to 60 percent, effective October 1, 2024. However, a rating in excess of 60 percent was denied.

The Board denied service connection for both tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

Service connection for glucose intolerance, left leg disorder, right leg disorder, foot rash, neck disorder, peripheral artery disease, GERD, and headache disorder is denied. Service connection for groin rash is granted. Increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, surgical scars, and prostatitis is denied. Initial rating of 10% for hypertension and 20% for benign prostatic hyperplasia is granted. Effective date for 20% rating for benign prostatic hyperplasia is April 14, 2023.,The Board remanded the effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for service connection for hypertension based on a theory other than presumptive under the PACT Act. The Board also remanded claims for right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was denied. The claims for right ear hearing loss and anxiety were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied higher ratings for tinnitus, hearing loss, and leg scars but remanded decisions on other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for both bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss because there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, acknowledging the Veteran's reports of these conditions since his service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for rhinitis and lumbar degenerative disc disease were granted. The claim for hypertension was denied. Claims for COPD, sinusitis, and an increased rating for left ear hearing loss were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, stating that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for left ear hearing loss were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeals.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including hearing loss, back condition, cervical spine condition, left elbow condition, neuropathy of the right and left feet, sciatica of the left and right lower extremities, and sleep apnea.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, hypercholesterolemia / hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and right ear hearing loss was denied. The veteran's claim for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted. Claims for sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, auditory processing disorder (APD), and erectile dysfunction were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating.