Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and a kidney condition, to include kidney cancer. The remaining conditions were remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a left knee strain, and a left shoulder condition due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities meeting VA standards.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for hearing loss was dismissed due to a lack of adjudication by the AOJ in the first instance.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, major depressive disorder (MDD), and a skin condition to fulfill statutory duties related to toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations, and remanded the claim for left ear hearing loss for further development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in at least approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was caused by his military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and a rating of 40 percent for status post total right knee replacement (right TKR), while denying increased ratings for the other conditions.

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

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinea cruris, vision loss, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for initial ratings was also denied.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, melanoma to the left lower eye lid, and skin cancer on the back was dismissed. The appeal for asthma was granted in part, as a Higher-Level Review (HLR) request was timely filed. Other appeals were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss (now bilateral hearing loss).

The Board granted an effective date of February 23, 2023 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to obtaining an audiometric testing report from October 11, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for an anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral pes planus, left shoulder condition, right knee condition, and dizziness.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and dismissed an appeal seeking a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his TBI residuals. The claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, acquired psychiatric, and neck disabilities were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for granting an effective date of September 16, 2022, for service connection for GERD and IBS.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and initial rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of all matters on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, respiratory disorder with dyspnea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain syndrome (APS), restless leg syndrome (RLS), chronic headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and disability manifested by right shoulder pain. The Board also granted increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities to 40 percent.