Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for a foot condition, and TDIU. The Board wants more evidence to decide these issues.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a link to service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to March 21, 2023, and a rating in excess of 20 percent from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

The Board denied entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss both prior to and after August 11, 2021.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss to obtain missing medical records and get a new medical opinion.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The veteran was granted a 40% rating for bilateral hearing loss from August 18, 2022, through January 30, 2024. A higher rating was denied for the period after January 31, 2024.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The evidence was found to be in equipoise, meaning it was equally balanced for and against the claim.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss ratings but granted an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II. Service connection for stroke was granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, so he is granted total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for both bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, attributing these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, stating that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remanded the case to adjudicate whether a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) exists in a February 7, 2008 rating decision denying service connection for hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 26, 2020. The decision was based on evidence showing the veteran could perform sedentary work and was gainfully employed until October 31, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, and heart condition were remanded.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. All other claims are remanded for further review.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss is service-connected. The claim for a compensable evaluation of the surgical scar is remanded for further examination.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's representative argued that the Veteran had submitted arguments regarding these issues, but the Board did not find any such arguments in the record.