Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion that considers all audiograms during active duty and ADT service.

The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, bilateral, blepharochalasis, bilateral (claimed as bilateral eye pain), and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder and a low back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran was not shown to have bilateral hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including an inadequate nexus opinion and failure to obtain a TERA opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia in the left and right lower extremities due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct or secondary relationship to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for cirrhosis of the liver and service connection for a heart condition, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate as he does not meet the criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and granted service connection for a cervical strain. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and low back disability were remanded.

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

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, as the previous opinion was found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is attributable to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for a left knee disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to a missing audiogram.

The appeal pertaining to the claim for service connection for right sciatic nerve radiculopathy is dismissed, and initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and bronchial asthma are denied. The remaining claims are remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain audiogram results from the VISTA system.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability that met VA's definition of impaired hearing.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, while a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request for the rating decisions issued on April 4, 2022, and May 5, 2022.