Hearing loss decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran is scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA audiologic examination and sending an amended VCAA notice letter.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The VA examiner concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has not met the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's rating schedule.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from the Morgantown Vet Center and Clarksburg VA Medical Center, arranging for a VA PTSD examination, and providing a VA general medical examination. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are considered in determining his eligibility for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate examination reports and other issues.

The Board found that there is no probative medical evidence linking the Veteran's hearing loss to service, and there is no current low back disability. Therefore, the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a low back disability were denied.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of appendicitis, pneumonia or its residuals, and a respiratory disorder other than pneumonia have been denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are pending. Additional medical examination and/or treatment records may be needed to determine the relationship between any current hearing or tinnitus disorders and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for a right elbow condition and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current reports of in-service injuries are not credible.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current disability meeting VA criteria for a hearing loss disability or credible evidence of tinnitus related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a video hearing and the revocation of his current representative. The issues include reopening the claim for service connection for hearing loss, as well as claims for various other conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED to the RO for further development due to issues related to his service-connected hearing loss, otitis media, and unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence, including VA examinations for bilateral hearing loss, arthritis, and hypertension.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which he claims are related to noise exposure during military service. The case is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is pending.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected, but his right ear hearing loss is not considered a disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss in both ears have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that his hearing loss is not related to military noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and did not address the back disability claim. The Board also determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the back disability claim.