Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for service connection for right-ear hearing loss was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claim.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected, but the right ear hearing loss is not.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted based on in-service noise exposure.

Service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted. Service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted. The claims for right and left ear hearing loss were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for Bell's palsy and an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and sleep apnea. Several other issues were remanded for further review.

Service connection for tinnitus and left heel spur was granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral foot disorder other than service-connected bilateral pes planus and left heel spur, and a bilateral leg disorder other than service-connected bilateral knee strains was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board granted some issues, denied others, and remanded several for further development. The veteran's ratings for onychomycosis and GERD were restored to 30 percent. Effective dates for service connection for right shoulder surgical scars and lumbar spine surgical scar were granted. Several other issues were denied or dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied the appeals for a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus, right anterior shoulder scar. The other issues were remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and denied all other issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus because there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's one-month period of active duty for training.

The appeal for service connection of hearing loss is remanded. The Board will reconsider the claim after providing the veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful occupation, so he was granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced to noncompensable, and claims for other conditions were denied. Some issues were remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability, left ear hearing loss disability, respiratory disability, and gastrointestinal disability.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and ratings for hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the evidence did not show that the condition originated during active service or was related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss during the specified periods.