Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal requests were denied as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the late filings.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss and a knee injury was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, lumbosacral strain, and a higher rating for TBI.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, lumbosacral strain (secondary to service-connected knee and ankle disabilities), hypertension, diabetes, and bilateral hands arthritis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the audiometric results from the May 2023 VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection claims and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to untimely appeals.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a headache disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of audiometric testing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a back condition, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, frequency of micturition, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve from October 8, 2019, but his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, as there was no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and left foot disabilities were remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and higher initial evaluations for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, actinic keratoses, plantar fasciitis, basal cell carcinoma, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Board granted an effective date of October 19, 2016 for the award of service connection for tinnitus and June 18, 2019 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric findings of the VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as secondary to the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety disorder, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea. The low back condition claim was remanded for further development.