Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dismissed the claim for a thoracic spine disability, and granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain and meniscal tear, left hip strain as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar lumbar spine disorder, and a generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and adjustment disorder due to a pre-decisional error.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, CFS, dermatosis of the stomach, headaches, left arm dermatosis, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hand post-traumatic residual pain, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss due to missing medical records from December 2013 to January 2025.

The veteran's appeal requests for extensions to file an appeal on various rating decisions were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, which includes PTSD, diabetes, hearing loss, and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2021, for the award of TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, pyelonephritis with UTI, and all other conditions on appeal.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss due to the lack of valid audiological testing results.

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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a current disability with onset during active service.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 27, 2023, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for lower back pain and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hearing loss to schedule a new VA examination and obtain an opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's assertions and the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.