Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remands the matter for further development to obtain missing audiometric data from a July 2021 VA audiology report.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain outstanding VA and private treatment records.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hearing loss began during military service and has been chronic since then.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, and allergic dermatosis of the hands and feet. Bilateral hearing loss and functional abdominal pain syndrome were denied. The claims for chronic sinusitis and chronic fatigue syndrome were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for right foot metatarsalgia, while remanding the other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military service. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss for a new VA medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's history and examination findings.

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to April 22, 2014, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for addendum opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss and service connection for a lung disorder as secondary to in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, and lumbosacral strain due to procedural defects in the appeal process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating based on the mechanical application of the rating schedule.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for migraine and cluster headaches, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, but granted an earlier effective date of April 9, 2018, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, chronic migraines, left knee disability, low back disability, right knee disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was denied. The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for a sinus condition (claimed as sinusitis with nose bleeds).