Hearing loss decisions — 2026

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service, but his bilateral hearing loss claim requires further examination and evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, tobacco use disorder, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left hand disability, right hand disability, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied.,Service connection cannot be established as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no nexus between the condition and in-service noise exposure. The evidence did not establish continuity of symptomatology since service or during the presumptive period.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection as they are considered to be directly related to his military service, with no presumption of service connection due to noise exposure or other factors.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for survivor's pension, DIC benefits, and accrued benefits. The decision found that her income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), did not establish a service-connected disability as the cause of death, and dismissed the claim for accrued benefits due to her status as a substitute appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision finds that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service, while his bilateral hearing loss did not have a nexus to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and Agent Orange during service. The claims are now pending for further development.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues due to procedural defects.,Specifically, the Board found that concurrent elections were made on multiple issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss due to noise exposure during service. However, the initial rating for bilateral hearing loss (left ear) remains noncompensable.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability but has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left foot condition due to lack of VA examination and missing service treatment records.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions do not meet VA disability criteria due to her left ear hearing loss not meeting threshold standards. The right ear hearing loss is considered a 'disability' for VA compensation purposes.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, and left knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as secondary right and left hip disabilities and a lumbar spine disability. The cervical spine condition claim was denied.,Service connection is also granted for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent effective February 22, 2022.,The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for Meniere's syndrome with vertigo to include bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to outstanding private treatment records from Kaiser Permanente and the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer are granted. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in disability rating or service connection for his claimed conditions.