Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disability, including residuals of deviated nasal septum and sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and rhinitis, as secondary to status post repair of a deviated nasal septum, is granted. The claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for left-sided muscle pain are remanded.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of a back condition was remanded, while the request for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not show the condition was related to military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, so he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

Service connection for all claimed conditions except glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency was denied. Service connection for glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for left and right foot pes planus were denied. Other issues, including total disability rating based on individual unemployability and service connection for various conditions, were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.

The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims for service connection were remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least approximately balanced, and thus applied the benefit of the doubt doctrine in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected due to in-service noise exposure. The Board resolved any doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for right and left foot conditions due to new evidence. It denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for left wrist fracture and bilateral hearing loss, stating that the criteria for these ratings were not met.

The veteran's service connection for several conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, left ankle disability, left foot disability, posttraumatic headaches, TBI, and dental issues, was granted. However, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and higher ratings for other conditions were denied.

The veteran's service connection for hearing loss of the left ear and tinnitus was granted. The claim for an initial, compensable rating for right-ear hearing loss was remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection for right eye blindness, sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and SMC were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for neck condition, higher ratings for PTSD and hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The claims for migraines and dizziness were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings due to a lack of information about the qualifications of the VA examiners.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain missing medical records and further evaluate the veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and thymus disabilities but remanded other claims, including PTSD and hearing loss.