Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer, hearing loss, and glaucoma is dismissed as there are no remaining questions of law or fact to resolve.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for acquired mood disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, ED, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left ear hearing loss, and right shoulder strain to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the AOJ rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Bell's Palsy, bilateral hearing loss, contact dermatitis, migraines, and right lower extremity sciatica due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for IBS from May 19, 2024, and denied service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disorder, heart disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to specially adapted housing for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and denied service connection for insomnia, while granting service connection for chronic sinusitis, cervical spine disorder, ED, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, as there was no evidence supporting that his current hearing loss is etiologically related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's right ear hearing loss, as the previous VA examination was deemed inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss during service or within one year of separation, and the current hearing loss is not related to military noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and service connection for left and right ankle disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD), to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as secondary to service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.