Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain residuals and remanded the claims for recurrent facial injury residuals to include laceration residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and a recurrent pancreas disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 1, 1999, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and November 2, 2018, for a 100 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the Veteran's report of in-service onset and current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment due to a lack of evidence supporting permanent loss of use of his hands and feet.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the probative evidence did not support a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, sinusitis, left restless leg syndrome, and right restless leg syndrome. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatosis, sleep apnea, chronic headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's testimony and medical evidence supported his claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to the AOJ for further development, including verification of all periods of service and a new VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and a depressive disorder, but denied service connection for left lower extremity restless leg syndrome, right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, irritable bowel syndrome, and other conditions. The decision also remanded several claims for further development.

The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The issues related to initial ratings and service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an October 2024 VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, and tinea cruris disabilities. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for readjudication based on new evidence.

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for several conditions, dismissed claims for others, and remanded two issues for further development.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an increased rating and service connection due to erroneous docketing of the same issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for a back disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied the claims for bilateral hearing loss, initial compensable rating for rhinitis, rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and remanded the claim for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).