Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran is granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the veteran's hearing acuity levels and pure tone thresholds.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as it has already been granted. The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear is granted, but the claim for hearing loss in the right ear is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss because the evidence did not show a current disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and cervical spine disability were dismissed. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus was denied, as well as the claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection for hypertension was granted under the PACT Act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for lumbosacral and thoracolumbar strain and for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a right hip replacement were denied. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a low back condition was granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, and right knee condition were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypotension were denied. Other issues related to various disabilities were dismissed.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The claims for hypertension and renal failure were remanded.

The veteran is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on the May 2023 award of a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran is not eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on the May 2023 awards of service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, back disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for left and right ankle pain, reduced the rating for bilateral hearing loss to zero percent, and denied compensable ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and hypertension. The claims for IBS, foot pain, hand pain, dry eyes, and increased ratings for knee arthritis were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg cellulitis was denied. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence were granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, headaches, and mitral valve prolapse were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for hypertension due to lack of new evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied. All other claims were remanded for further evaluation.

The VA denied service connection for fungal infections but remanded decisions on bilateral torn rotator cuffs, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and degenerative lumbar disc disease.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's hearing loss was rated as noncompensable based on audiometric tests.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for several conditions were mixed. Some were granted, some denied, and one was remanded.