Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion provided in the June 2021 VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability but denied service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a right shoulder disability, and headaches as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link to service. The claims for service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma and his current hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for gallstones, left eye disability, right eye disability, sinusitis, asbestos exposure, GERD, back disability, neck disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claims for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability at any point during the claims period or shortly prior to the claim being filed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss in the left ear, while remanding the claim for hearing loss in the right ear due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased, compensable disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the issues of character of service and service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, headache disorder, and psychiatric disorder due to incomplete records and the need for a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's mental status at the time of his misconduct.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an initial 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while denying service connection for fibromyalgia, respiratory insufficiency, tension headaches, TMJ/TMD, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a scar associated with the right knee.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss and migraine, all for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic headaches. The initial ratings for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and allergic rhinitis were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for anosmia, bilateral hearing loss, and sinusitis as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claims. The claim for hypertension was remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for anxiety was withdrawn and dismissed, while tinnitus was granted. Bilateral hearing loss and a lumbar disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the Veteran's in-service exposure to hazardous noise.