Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a left knee disability and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a relationship to the appellant's in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and sensorineural hearing loss due to untimely notice of disagreement, while remanding the claim for hypertension for further development.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus but denied service connection for chronic headaches. The Board also granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for back disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder as secondary to the left knee disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, bilateral eye disorder, rhinitis, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting a 30% rating for herpes simplex labialis and service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss due to new and relevant evidence, but remanded the issue for further development including a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right foot radiculopathy, as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent, but no more, for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 27, 2023; a 20 percent rating from September 27, 2023 to April 1, 2024; and a 40 percent rating since April 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination, while dismissing the claim for tinnitus as untimely.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including an adequate examination and provision of qualifications of examiners.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, vertigo (also claimed as dizziness), left knee tendonitis and osteoarthritis, right knee strain and osteoarthritis, left hip disorder diagnosed as left hip osteoarthritis, and right hip disorder diagnosed as right hip osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition, but granted a 10 percent disability rating for left varicocele with epididymo-orchitis from January 1, 2014 onward.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and effective dates prior to March 17, 2023, for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a 10 percent initial rating for a headache condition, while denying service connection for left ear hearing loss and not assigning a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD, granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome, and denied ratings higher than 10 percent for left knee strain with arthritis and a compensable initial rating for right ear hearing loss. The Board also denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip arthralgia, right hip arthralgia, right foot pes planus and plantar fasciitis, status post subtalar joint arthrodesis (right foot condition), and candida infections but granted service connection for left leg lower extremity radiculopathy and right leg lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an effective date prior to October 28, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for residuals of a laceration to the right index and middle fingers and tinnitus were remanded.