Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for Parkinson's disease and related residuals, as well as hearing loss. However, it remanded the claims for service connection of gall bladder disorder, headache disorder, and breathing disorder.

The Veteran's claim for right ear hearing loss was denied. The claims for left ear hearing loss, insomnia, and migraine headaches were remanded for further evaluation.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for both hearing loss and tinnitus, acknowledging that these conditions are due to in-service noise exposure.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence does not show the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The claims for increased ratings for muscle strain in both groins were remanded.

The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was remanded because the veteran did not receive proper notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The veteran's service connection for hearing loss in the right ear has been granted based on a medical nexus established between military noise exposure and the current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for tinnitus, psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and sleep disorder were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further action.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. Service connection for osteoarthritis, chronic venous insufficiency, seborrheic dermatitis, and porphyria cutanea tarda were denied. The issue of service connection for tremors was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted. Other claims, including increased ratings for major depression disorder and left ear hearing loss, as well as service connection for cervical spinal canal stenosis and an increased rating for calcified granuloma at left lung base, were remanded.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus type II was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal. The claims for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the criteria for a compensable disability rating were not met.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension due to pre-decisional errors. The VA needs to conduct further examinations and evidentiary development.

The veteran's claim for service connection of BPPV secondary to tinnitus and left ear hearing loss was granted. The claim for direct-incurrence basis is remanded.

The appeal for service connection of left ear hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The evidence was in approximate balance, but the benefit of the doubt was given to the veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.