Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss based on the results of a July 2023 VA examination.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, interstitial lung disease, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for an extension of time to file appeals regarding denials of service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Ch. 17 for bilateral hearing loss, paralysis of the left sciatic nerve, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and reduced ratings, but granted reinstatement of a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity varicose veins.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and active service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an audiometric test showing hearing acuity levels that do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he does not meet the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from February 13, 2014, to July 2, 2023, due to the combined impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance beginning November 19, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral leg condition, and left lower extremity radiculopathy but granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for lower back sprain, heart disease, cervical spine disorder, inguinal hernia, work stress (high anxiety), basal cell carcinoma of the nose, glaucoma, high blood pressure, digestive disorder, and hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or illness related to these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for COPD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and his active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing specific issues.