Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a benign brain tumor and right ear hearing loss to obtain an adequate medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and non-allergic rhinitis.

The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a recurrent respiratory disability were dismissed due to procedural defects in the docketing process.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and other conditions as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's active service and her current disabilities.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with AUD, effective June 4, 2020, and also granted service connection for GERD, hypertension (HT), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

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

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded issues related to migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss, while remanding claims for a left shoulder disorder and neck disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, effective November 15, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has a disability as defined by VA regulations.

The appeal seeking review of a proposed reduction in the evaluation of bilateral hearing loss from 50 percent to 20 percent was dismissed because it was not a final decision by the AOJ.

The Board granted an effective date of December 17, 2018, for the award of service connection for other specified trauma disorder and stressor related disorder. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis and denied earlier effective dates for rhinitis, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for right elbow lateral epicondylitis with bicipital tendonitis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain a new medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, as the previous examiner's rationale was found lacking.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of tinnitus related to in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.

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

The Board denied service connection for hepatic stenosis, COPD, CHF, and depression, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.