Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for right ear hearing loss and an initial rating greater than 30 percent for coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and old myocardial infarction.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and feet pain because the appeal requests were not timely filed.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for major depressive disorder. The claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory insufficiency, GERD, and OSA were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support an etiological link to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for actinic keratosis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior, and erythema.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches and 10 percent for left and right hand tremors, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

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

The Board denied service connection for sinus pain, nosebleed pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for dermatosis, allergic rhinitis, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an injury during active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA. The other claims were remanded to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current hearing loss was caused by or a result of military noise exposure.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions and increased ratings for service-connected disabilities is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for an increased rating for hearing loss, a TDIU rating, and DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, general anxiety disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The Board also granted a 20 percent initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from September 19, 2024, and denied higher ratings for tension headaches.

The Board granted a readjudication of the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, denied service connection for a skin disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for service connection for TBI.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema.

The appeal was dismissed for tinnitus, and service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss, a low back condition, an upper back condition, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot conditions.