Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and increased ratings for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for sleep apnea were dismissed because the veteran withdrew all pending appeals.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claim for service connection for COPD with asthma is remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was also denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for insomnia. Claims for left ear hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence to support a finding of entitlement to this benefit.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, specifically addressing noise exposure and aggravation by service-connected psoriasis.

The Board has determined that the remand instructions were not fulfilled and this matter must be returned for further development, including securing an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the claim.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 2020 to December 2020.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, left eye disability, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss because the evidence showed no worse than Level I hearing acuity in the left ear.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of right ear hearing loss to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The veteran's 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss was restored effective December 16, 2019. However, the request for a higher rating was denied.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss disability due to conflicting evidence and inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran will undergo a new examination.

The veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates was dismissed. Some rating increases were granted, some denied, and others remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD has been granted.