Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and increased ratings.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for diabetes and an initial compensable rating for hypertension was denied. Service connection for tinnitus and total disability rating based on individual unemployability were granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, vertigo (Meniere's Disease), and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The claims for neuropathy in both lower extremities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it had its onset during his active-duty service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied. The claim for a compensable rating for allergic and non-allergic rhinitis was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for fatty liver disease was denied. The claims for right ear hearing loss and initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss were dismissed. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded for further examination.

The veteran's service connection for arthritis in the hips, knees, and lumbar spine was granted. Other conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted because the evidence showed that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The veteran was granted a 50% rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and service connection for right ankle disability. Service connection for hearing loss was denied, and other issues were remanded.

The veteran withdrew their appeal, so the Board dismissed all issues related to increased ratings for dermatitis, PTSD, feeding/eating disorder, and claims for service connection for hearing loss and plantar fasciitis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss were granted. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied. Claims for GERD and seizures were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 8, 2023, and an increased rating in excess of 40 percent thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, scars, and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to noise exposure during service is granted.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, IBS, and restless leg syndrome was denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches is remanded.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claim for a higher rating for bilateral flat foot, metatarsalgia, hallux valgus was remanded.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claim for service connection for a sleep disorder was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the evidence did not show that the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury or disease.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 27, 2022, was granted. However, the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) from January 27, 2022 to November 29, 2022, was denied.