BVA Decisions on Hearing_Loss
88 real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving hearing_loss. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.
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Case 23-6651 — Affirmed August 21,2024In the October 2023 decision on appeal,the Board denied entitlement to benefits for degenerative arthritis;lumbosacral disc degeneration with herniated disc and moderate stenosis a...
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Case 96-1214 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded February 11, 1999In the May 28, 1996, BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied service connection for wounds of the lower extremities, frostbite of the feet, a skin disorder of the feet, heari...
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Case 20-2118 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded June 24,2021VA also obtained a thyroid examination;the VA examiner noted that the appellant was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2009 and opined that the condition was not related to the nonst...
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Case 22-4960 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 13,2023The next month, another audiologist provided a negative nexus opinion....
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Case 14-1330 — Vacated / Remanded June 30,2015Regarding VA's duty to assist,the Board found the March 2012 audiological examination adequate to enable the Board to make an informed decision on the claims,noting that the examin...
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Case 11-0325 — Affirmed February 14,2012Levario appears to argue that the Board's determinations that he was not entitled to VA benefits for a left knee disability,sling palsy,and trauma to the left side of the waist wer...
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Case 19-2504 — Unknown April 13,2021Harrison , through counsel,appeals a December 18,2018,Board of Veteran's Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied service connection for a neck condition and bilateral hea...
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Case 22-1946 — Vacated / Remanded September 16,2024VA advised him that the claim was previously denied in February 1981 and that he needed to submit new and material evidence to reopen it....
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Case 14-0138 — Vacated / Remanded March 16,2015In the December 27,2013,decision on appeal,the Board denied disability compensation for migraine headaches,a central nervous system disability manifested by dizziness,bilateral hea...
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Case 21-3714 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 31,2023In his brief,the appellant argued that the Board erred in relying on a medical opinion premised on medical treatises,without addressing the probative value of the opinion in light ...
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Case 13-0540 — Vacated / Remanded February 9,2015On appeal,the appellant contends that the Board failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases for rejecting his testimony concerning the continuity of his symptoms af...
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Case 22-6596 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed October 5,2023Higgins , through counsel appeals a November 17,2021, Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision denying disability compensation for bilateral hearing loss and determining that new ...
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Case 22-3160 — Affirmed October 23,2023In an April 2019 decision, the Board denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than August 17,2011,for the grant of TDIU for accrued-benefits purposes....
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Case 08-0816 — Remanded / Vacated March 31,2011Fontenot , through counsel,appeals a May 7, 2008,Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied his claims for entitlement to service connection for bilateral...
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Case 10-1922 — Remanded / Vacated / Affirmed December 5,2011Because the Secretary concedes,and the Court agrees, that the Board provided inadequate reasons or bases for its determination that new and material evidence had not been received,...
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Case 22-7547 — Affirmed January 31,2024There must be a nexus of auditory damage to relate current hearing loss to military noise and not another etiology....
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Case 23-4685 — Unknown April 10,2024Alford's hearing loss was less likely than not related to his military service....
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Case 17-3373 — Affirmed January 9,2019The Board found that service connection was not warranted because the appellant did not exhibit a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes....
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Case 94-0927 — Affirmed / Reversed January 27, 1997As was the case in Ramey, the BVA decision here was issued prior to the Combee opinion, and the BVA failed to address the question of direct service connection....
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Case 22-4895 — Vacated / Remanded September 29,2023A VA examiner in October 2013 concluded that the appellant's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was less likely than not related to service....
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Case 21-7788 — Vacated / Remanded April 18,2023The RO also denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and explained that the evidence submitted in connection with the current cla...
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Case 18-4571 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 4,2019The Board also determined that new and material evidence had not been received and therefore declined to reopen previously denied claims for benefits for right ear hearing loss and...
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Case 16-3963 — Affirmed October 26,2017SCHOELEN, Judge :The appellant, Milton Hamberry,through counsel,appeals a September 30,2016 Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied a disability compens...
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Case 90-0818 — Unknown April 12, 1995In a July 1988 decision, the RO determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim because no medical records had shown a right-leg injury ...
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Case 24-2877 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded May 23,2025The appellant underwent a VA examination for artery and vein conditions in May 2023; the examiner opined that there was no pathology to warrant an upper extremity PVD diagnosis;he ...
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Case 20-1421 — Affirmed July 30,2021After reviewing the February 2018 examination,the Board denied the appellant service connection for his conditions based on a lack of nexus between the disabilities and service....
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Case 14-2165 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded October 21,2016Fernandez appeals a June 24,2014,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision wherein the Board determined that the character of his discharge from his period of service from March 19...
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Case 13-1245 — Vacated / Reversed / Remanded vember 18,2015Specifically,the Board found that the October 1973 RO decision became final when the RO denied the substance of the hearing loss claim in September 2003 and the veteran failed to a...
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Case 15-2247 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed July 22,2016Zanders ,appeals through counsel a May 14, 2015,decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)that,among other things, denied service connection for a back disability after fin...
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Case 24-1222 — Affirmed June 5,2025At a VA audiological examination the following month,the examiner rendered a negative nexus opinion....
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Case 23-3920 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded September 24,2024The RO and the Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the back claim....
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Case 09-3727 — Affirmed March 10,2011Lay Testimony The appellant argues that the Board failed to consider credible lay evidence with regard to his service-connection claims for left knee disability,depression,back pai...
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Case 21-4626 — Affirmed December 8,2022Kershner's conditions were not related to either his chemical exposure or service in any way because carpal tunnel has nothing to do with external occupational exposures....
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Case 21-5427 — Unknown November 9,2022The veteran appealed to the Board,and in a March 2006 decision,the Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss....
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Case 12-2187 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded October 23,2013Morgan's current hearing loss was less likely as not related to or caused by in-service noise exposure....
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Case 14-0783 — Affirmed April 23,2015The examiner's rationale concludes: Thus there is no nexus or medical evidence of chronic left knee pain that was continuous after the veteran left the service....
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Case 23-0107 — Unknown November 30,2023And the Board recognized that the veteran was competent to report his symptoms and to report,years after separation, when he was diagnosed with arthritis,but the Board found that t...
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Case 21-3036 — Vacated / Remanded December 15,2022On February 2,2021,the Board denied a rating in excess of 20%for the back disability, including a separate rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy prior to August 1...
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Case 19-9098 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded May 6,2021VA afforded the appellant a medical examination in May 2011;the examiner opined that the appellant's history of noise exposure has no bearing on the diagnosis of Menier[e]'s diseas...
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Case 22-0257 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated April 24,2023On November 26,2021,the Board found that new and relevant evidence had not been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for disability compensation for tinnitus and erect...
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Case 24-0638 — Vacated / Remanded March 24,2025The appellant argues that the Board erred by (1)failing to address favorable evidence and to lay a proper foundation for denying service connection for tinnitus;(2)failing to discu...
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Case 03-2135 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated November 9, 2005innitus (a noise in the ears such as ringing, buzzing, roaring, or clicking), and (3) found that no new and material evidence had been presented to reopen his service- connection b...
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Case 09-3224 — Affirmed February 25,2011Ackerman was not entitled to benefits for bilateral hearing loss was not clearly erroneous;because the September 2003 VA medical examination,including the November 2003 addendum,wa...
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Case 21-0372 — Vacated / Remanded April 4,2022Also,in denying a higher rating for coronary artery disease,the Board noted that the appellant's reporting of his symptoms is credible....
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Case 22-7103 — Unknown January 31,2024The VA treatment provider who evaluated him submitted nexus letters dated in March 2016....
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Case 13-0949 — Vacated / Remanded September 8,2014Although most of his service medical records (SMRs)were destroyed in the 1973 fire at the 1 The Board also remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence had been received...
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Case 24-0052 — Vacated / Remanded July 9,2025The appellant argues that the Board erred by relying on June 2022 and January 2023 medical opinions,which were inadequate because the examiners did not address his lay statements r...
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Case 12-3354 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded April 15,2014In the September 2012 decision on appeal�discussed in greater detail below�the Board denied (1)a request to reopen a claim for compensation under 38 U....
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Case 11-3455 — Vacated February 28,2013The Board found that an examination with respect to the issue of sleep apnea is not necessary, because there is no competent and credible evidence that the Veteran had sleep apnea ...
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Case 24-6361 — Unknown January 6,2026The Board noted that the RO had not afforded the veteran a medical examination to determine whether his bilateral hand osteoarthritis was related to service,but the Board found no ...
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Case 09-1567 — Reversed / Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed May 21,2013The Court concludes that the Board erred in referring, rather than remanding or adjudicating the dental claim....
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Case 23-4293 — Remanded / Vacated August 9,2024In April 2023,the appellant requested another 60-day extension of time,until July 4, 2023,to submit evidence and argument,but the Board denied the request later that month,finding ...
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Case 20-7943 — Vacated / Remanded January 31,2022Many of these conditions couldbe service connected on a presumptive,direct,or secondary basis upon demonstration that the veteran served in Vietnam � but the Board failed to adequa...
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Case 13-1865 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded September 26,2014In the second decision on appeal (Decision 2),the Board denied Mr....
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Case 13-3414 — Affirmed September 19,2014SCHOELEN, Judge :The pro se appellant, Arturo Ramirez , appeals a September 19,2013, Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied his claims for disability c...
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Case 13-2506 — Remanded / Affirmed August 11,2014Glover,through counsel,appeals a July 3, 2013,Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied his claims for disability compensation for tinnitus,hearing loss,...
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Case 08-2682 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated October 19,2010In the decision here on appeal,the Board denied entitlement to service connection for PTSD, bilateral flat feet,a left ankle condition,right ear hearing loss,and tinnitus because i...
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Case 07-1599 — Affirmed April 10,2009The appellant does not present any argument concerning the Board's determination that no new and material evidence had been received sufficient to reopen his claims for service con...
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Case 21-5726 — Unknown March 1,20231 Appellant asks the Court to reverse the Board�s finding that VA satisfied its duty to assist....
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Case 23-3526 — Unknown September 25,2024at 32,398-405,and in a June 2020 decision,the Board denied a disability rating higher than 10% for tinnitus,R....
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Case 07-3060 — Unknown March 25,2010The principal issue before the Court is whether VA fulfilled its duty to assist by obtaining two VA medical examinations in which the examiners concluded that they were unable to r...
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Case 15-0491 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed June 20,2016In the November 2014 decision on appeal,the Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for the claims on appeal....
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Case 06-1930 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 10, 2007Because the Board failed to provide adequate reasons or bases for its denial of a disability rating in excess of 40% for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and sacroili...
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Case 19-3367 — Vacated / Affirmed November 3,2020We are first asked to decide whether the Board erred in upholding the propriety of the rating reduction for hearing loss....
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Case 07-1396 — Remanded / Vacated / Affirmed June 11, 2009Because the Board erred in determining that VA fulfilled its duty to assist by providing an adequate medical examination, the Court will vacate that portion of the March 2007 Board...
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Case 07-3547 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated May 22,2009Palmer appeals through counsel an October 30,2007,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board determined that a June 6,2000,Board decision had subsumed a July 9, 1...
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Case 22-3078 — Vacated / Remanded May 16,2023On appeal,the appellant filed an informal brief in which he argued that the Board provided inadequate reasons,relied on inadequate examination reports,failed to ensure that VA sati...
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Case 19-3131 — Unknown September 8,2021In the same decision,the Board found that there was new and material evidenceto reopen a claim of serviceconnection for arthritis of the bilateral hands....
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Case 22-0968 — Vacated / Remanded October 31,2023The Board found the veteran not competent to provide a link between her current low back disability and her service, but did not address her March 2017 Notice of Disagreement repor...
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Case 24-4708 — Affirmed December 5,2025Mackey's conceded in-service noise exposure;thus,any future hearing loss was less likely as not related to such noise exposure because there was not currently any evidence of noise...
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Case 20-0523 — Vacated / Remanded October 6,2022APPELLANT'S ARGUMENTS On appeal,the appellant argues that the Board failed in its duty to assist because it did not obtain relevant Social Security Administration (SSA)records....
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Case 19-0200 — Vacated / Affirmed March 31,2020,appeals through counsel a September 12,2018,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision finding no new and material evidence sufficient to reopen previously denied claims for servic...
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Case 10-2421 — Affirmed February 8,2012Gill had not submitted new and material evidence with regard to his claim for benefits for tinnitus and therefore declining to reopen that claim....
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Case 92-970 — Unknown April 17, 1996On May 21, 1992, the Board denied a schedular evaluation greater than 10% for the service- connected left mandible condition but granted an additional 10% evaluation for that condi...
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Case 13-1123 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated March 27,20151 The Board decision also found that there was new and material evidence to reopen the appellant's claim for bilateral hearing loss and granted disability compensation for bilatera...
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Case 92-622 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded March 6, 1995The appellant has filed a brief requesting that the Court vacate the Board's decision denying his claims for back condition and arthritis, reverse the Board's finding that the evid...
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Case 19-4261 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed July 31,2020Garr's claimed left knee condition was proximately due to or 3 Although a claim for service connection for a left knee condition was also pending,the September 2016 examination did...
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Case 20-7109 — Unknown June 28,2022In its June 2020 decision,the Board determined that the appellant's cervical spine condition is not causally or etiologically due to service,nor is it proximately due to or aggrava...
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Case 09-4211 — Remanded / Affirmed May 27,2011The challenged Board decision further determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a torn lateral meni...
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Case 23-0642 — Vacated / Remanded April 30,2024The Court remands these matters because the Board providedan inadequate statement of reasons or bases for denying service connection for the veteran's lumbar and cervical spine dis...