Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an appropriate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left upper extremity disability and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left ankle disorders, as well as right and left knee disorders. The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.,Service connection for bowel problems was also not granted.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Service connection for mild cognitive impairment due to Camp Lejeune exposure was granted. The claim for skin cancer service connection was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is not related to military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.

The appeal for increased ratings and service connection was dismissed because the veteran's spouse withdrew all appeals.

Service connection for herpes, hearing loss, and right ankle disorder was denied. Service connection for low back disability was granted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss because there was no evidence linking it to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, increased rating for tinnitus, and service connection for a right middle finger condition were dismissed. The claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. The claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma of the back, scalp, and shoulders was remanded.

The veteran's claim for right ear hearing loss was denied. The claims for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were sent back for further review.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of hearing loss during the review period.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's complete service records.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney stones, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran did not have current manifestations of these conditions or a medical nexus to an in-service incurrence.

The veteran was granted a 10% rating for chronic diarrhea but denied higher ratings for other conditions. Some issues were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted. The claim for dental disability was denied but remanded for further consideration.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was granted by the VA, so it is dismissed from further appeal.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis meeting VA's criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for left ear hearing loss, stating that the veteran had no worse than Level I hearing in each ear.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied because the hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.