Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. All other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including allergic rhinitis, psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, and others, based on the Veteran's presence in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted. The effective date is set to August 25, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the disability did not have its onset in service and is not etiologically related to service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal and expressed satisfaction with his current 30 percent evaluation, leading to the dismissal of all service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it did not originate in service and was not otherwise etiologically related to his active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to afford the Veteran a new VA examination due to inconsistent and unexplained results from previous examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it manifested within one year of separation from active service due to in-service noise exposure. The left ear hearing loss claim was remanded for further development.

The claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to May 9, 2017 and for a rating greater than 10 percent from May 9, 2017 are remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from January 7, 2021, but denied a compensable rating prior to that date.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,For the entire period of his claim, the Veteran has been assigned the maximum schedular rating for his left knee instability. Therefore, an increased rating is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service noise exposure and the current disabilities.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because a September 2024 rating decision already granted this benefit. The evaluation of the rating assigned for bilateral hearing loss was not addressed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for tinnitus. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of hearing loss or for an increased rating based on symptomatology.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied because he did not attend a scheduled VA examination. The claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease and total disability based on individual unemployability were remanded for further action.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because the VA examinations were inadequate to decide these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 10% for bilateral hearing loss. The decision was based on audiometric test results that did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the Veteran does not meet VA's criteria for a hearing loss disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder were denied. The claim for PTSD was remanded.