Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for hearing loss, prostate cancer, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea were dismissed as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a VA audiological examination.

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

The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal within one year of the initial denial.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the untimely submission of a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal concerning service connection for left ear hearing loss was dismissed, and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the disability and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for scar from pilonidal cyst.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chest pain, a left ankle disability, right biceps tendonitis, a right groin pull, a left groin pull, and right ear hearing loss. The veteran was granted an effective date of October 4, 2023, but no earlier, for the service connection of left ear hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and the challenge to a rating reduction, thus the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his active military service.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining missing audiograms and addressing CUE allegations.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's already service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a separate 10 percent rating from November 27, 2023, for the left shoulder painful scar. The claims for an increased rating for the left shoulder disability and service connection for bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as initial compensable evaluations for both conditions.