Hearing loss decisions — 2026

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records, including those from his active duty service, post-service VA treatment records, and private providers. The Veteran will be asked to provide authorization for these records.

The Veteran requested to withdraw their appeal regarding the issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, so the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected headaches. His bilateral hearing loss and severe fatigue are denied due to lack of current disability for VA purposes, while hip problems, a permanent limp, skin breakouts, and skin irritation are denied.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the lack of a nexus between current hearing loss and in-service noise exposure, while finding that tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim from October 16, 2009 is granted.,The initial rating claims for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and spinal stenosis are dismissed as moot due to the grant of a TDIU.

The Board has found that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to his active service, including military noise exposure and/or any TERA. The decision is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a pulmonary condition, including interstitial lung disease, emphysema, and bronchitis. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to military service.,Service connection was denied because there is no persuasive evidence showing that the current bilateral hearing loss had its onset in service or is causally linked to noise exposure during service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied it for left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current audiometric findings.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding personal care services and supervision needed by the Veteran for eligibility in the PCAFC program.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The decision found that the Veteran did not have current disabilities of these conditions as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran withdrew all service connection claims for various conditions, including arthritis of the lower extremities, cervical spine disability, low back disability, bilateral eye disability, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disability, insomnia, and psychiatric disability. The Board dismissed these appeals as a result.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for left ear hearing loss. Service connection is granted for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have continued since then. The decision is based on a presumption of service connection due to continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claims for service connection for left and right ear disabilities, to include hearing loss, were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 31, 2019 for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected conditions not meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus disorder is granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disorder and headache disorder, to include as secondary to a bilateral hearing loss disorder are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the case to address service connection for left ear hearing loss, which is currently diagnosed and meets the criteria for a current disability.