Hearing loss decisions — 2026

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.

The Veteran's initial claim for a disability rating of 70 percent for cognitive impairment with sleep disturbance associated with Parkinson's disease is granted. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent prior to August 24, 2024 and 40 percent thereafter. Tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. ED is denied.

The Veteran's 100% disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was restored due to insufficient evidence of improvement in his condition.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for blood poisoning. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current condition is etiologically related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his death from prostate cancer.

The Veteran's hearing loss and UTI are not service-connected.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of UTI. The Board finds that the Veteran's UTI is no longer present or active.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a right knee condition or left knee condition as being related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, effective July 24, 2024, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show an increase in severity of PTSD during the year prior to this date.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss were both denied as there is no evidence showing a compensable degree of hearing loss within the applicable presumptive period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death. The AOJ will obtain a new VA opinion on this matter.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as incurred in combat.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's hypertension does not warrant a higher than noncompensable rating.,The Veteran's sleep apnea may be service-connected due to its onset or aggravation by his service-connected hypertension.,The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other disabilities did not result in a combined rating of at least 100% for a continuous period of eight years immediately preceding his death, thus denying the claim for enhanced DIC benefits.

The Board has remanded the case to attempt to obtain any additional service treatment records that may be in existence.

The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, right upper peripheral neuropathy, and left upper peripheral neuropathy due to new evidence received after the initial decision.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss. An audiologist is required to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether in-service noise exposure caused the Veteran's progressive hearing loss.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy.