Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made, and therefore the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the condition was caused by conceded military acoustic trauma.

The Veteran was granted a higher initial disability rating of 50 percent for the service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder from February 20, 2018 to November 22, 2024; however, a higher initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the same condition from November 22, 2024 was denied. A higher initial (compensable) disability rating for right ear hearing loss was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for GERD and psoriasis were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches (also claimed as migraines), and residuals of a stroke, to include slurred speech and memory loss, for further development.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and coronary artery disease associated with herbicide agent exposure. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for left and right achilles tendon ruptures, bilateral hearing loss, and right ankle scar but granted a 10 percent rating for painful right ankle scar and service connection for adjustment disorder.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for prostate cancer and vertigo for further development.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on noncompensable results from multiple VA and private audiometric tests.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral athletes' foot, onychomycosis and tinea nigra, a skin condition other than onychomycosis, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral restless leg syndrome, breathing issues, left knee pain, lumbar spine disability, migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as PTSD with anxiety and insomnia (also claimed as sleep disturbances), and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for left ear hearing loss was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.

The Board denied service connection for hernia, brain tumor, heart, esophagus, kidney, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle disability and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, but remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to reschedule a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an initial compensable disability rating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including the need for VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability that met VA criteria.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a November 2022 VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for tension headaches and service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine/non-migraine headache pain and a current disability for VA purposes, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.