Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative joint disease and right shoulder DJD, but denied service connection for a compensable rating for scar, right bunionectomy, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), and right radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted compensation and service connection for various conditions, including those under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for low testosterone and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an abnormal gait, right ankle synovitis, right ankle scars, Morton's neuroma, right hammer toe, and a low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for pes planus and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities but denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability (secondary to right shoulder), right hand disability (secondary to right shoulder), and right ear hearing loss. The Board also remanded claims for an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for left hip, right hip, and right foot disabilities.

The Board denied the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss, an initial compensable rating for a posterior trunk scar, and initial compensable ratings for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, hemorrhoids, and a thoracic spine disorder. Service connection was granted for hypertension, and an initial rating of 30 percent was assigned for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for left ear and right ear hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board granted service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus based on the evidence presented.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral plantar fasciitis, and denying service connections for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and assigned ratings of 70 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, right ankle osteoarthritis, and right gamekeepers thumb respectively. The claims for increased ratings for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and the remaining conditions were denied.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to acoustic trauma during his period of active service.