Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss had its onset during his active military service.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 27, 2022, and denied the claims for a compensable rating for urethral injury with urinary incontinence and right ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to the right shoulder was also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, preclude all substantially gainful employment.

The veteran withdrew his entire appeal, and the Board dismissed all claims for service connection.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying the appeals based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for gout of both hands, while remanding the claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a vestibular disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while dismissing the appeals for low back disability and emphysema. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right ankle, and right knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and addressing the Veteran's contention that his service-connected disabilities prevent him from maintaining employment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, but denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and a higher rating for PTSD.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of symptoms to be highly competent and credible.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability and denied a compensable evaluation for a right ear hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions were remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for a headache disability.

The Board granted an effective date of May 20, 2021, for service connection for tinnitus but denied earlier effective dates for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was also denied.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision denying service connection for bronchitis, hearing loss, sinusitis, tinnitus, and asthma.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and cervical degenerative arthritis with right upper extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence.