Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for respiratory conditions, hearing loss, and increased ratings for thoracolumbar strain with DJD and IVDS, left ankle sprain (claimed as ankle condition), and conjunctivitis with chlamydia (claimed as eye condition, left).

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis and denied increased ratings for vitiligo, bilateral pes planus, right great toe gout, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for cerebral infarction, right ear hearing loss, and service connection for left ear hearing loss to attempt to schedule an informal conference with the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and insomnia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a causal nexus between the current disability and his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine and remanded several other claims, including those for a bilateral eye disorder, right ankle strain, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and entitlement to TDIU.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for sinusitis, tension headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also claimed as insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, while denying service connection for tinnitus, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, right knee arthralgia, and lumbosacral strain. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.

The appeals for the proposed assignment of effective dates and increased ratings were dismissed, as well as the appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a cold weather injury to the toes. The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for colonoscopy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and left ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, while granting an effective date of June 28, 2024, for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, both of which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.