The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, while a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure and acoustic trauma, but there is no basis for a higher rating for tinnitus as it meets the maximum schedular criteria of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Sleep apnea, Bronchial asthma (respiratory condition), Degenerative arthritis of the neck (cervical spine condition), Degenerative arthritis of the lower back, Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), Migraines (headache condition), Sphenoid sinusitis (sinusitis), Lymphatic Filariasis (hemic/lymphatic condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097142
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.
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