Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The appeal for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because VA already granted service connection. The claim for a headache disorder as secondary to a psychiatric condition was denied. The issue of bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss because he failed to report for a required VA examination.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was allowed based on new and relevant evidence, but ultimately denied on the merits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted because the Board found that his hearing loss is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain new medical opinions on the veteran's service connection claims.

The Board denied initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars from thyroidectomy and knee surgery, low back strain, dyshydrosis, and hypothyroidism. It remanded decisions on a left eye chorioretinal scar and right knee benign tumor.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The appeals for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and PTSD were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss were denied due to untimely filing. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to chronic sinusitis was granted. Claims for GERD and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

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

The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to PTSD has been granted, effective January 17, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, concluding that the evidence was in approximate balance and resolving all reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, so the Board dismissed the appeal.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Board will reconsider the Veteran's claim after assigning initial ratings to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left elbow disability, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches. It also denied a compensable rating for the left ankle scar but remanded claims for the left wrist and left knee disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran did not file the claim on the proper form. The veteran was granted a 40% disability rating for bilateral hearing loss in September 2024.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss are being sent back to the Regional Office for further review. The Board needs more information, including post-service treatment records and specific military examination forms.

The veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss effective October 17, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hyperlipidemia. All other issues were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for bipolar disorder due to missed examinations. The Veteran's housing situation was considered good cause for missing the exams.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss because it needs to review an audiogram and possibly conduct a new VA examination.