Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for other conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied increased ratings for herpes simplex, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, right ankle fracture, and left varicocele.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding the evidence to be approximately evenly balanced as to whether it is related to noise exposure in service.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from the March 2024 grant of a 100 percent rating for mantle cell lymphoma, effective July 21, 2020, but denied such fees for the March 2024 grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis and pes planus. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an increased rating for asthma. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, right/left lung apical and basilar pulmonary fibrosis (under the PACT Act), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, left foot disability, and right foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate disorder, heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, diabetes, stomach disorder, and low back disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, vitiligo, and tendinitis of both wrists due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The claim for lower urinary tract symptoms was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for right knee disability, service connection for adjustment disorder, lumbar spine pain, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss disability but denied it for Crohn's disease, both on a direct basis.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability.

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

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, right ear hearing loss, and a neck disability. The claims for PTSD and left ear hearing loss were also denied. However, the claims for left knee, right knee, and back disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings for acne and knee disorders, and pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence to support a finding that it was related to his military service.

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