Hearing loss decisions — 2014

The Veteran's left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities are all found to be service-connected.,However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not considered a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of hearing loss or tinnitus for VA purposes and finds that these conditions are not related to service, including noise exposure. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling an audiometric examination and obtaining relevant VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating throughout the appeal period. The claim of service connection for a skin disability, to include basal and squamous cell carcinoma, is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran attended his scheduled VA examination.

The Board has determined that the reduction of a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss to 0 percent was proper, effective April 1, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The effective date of the TDIU award is July 28, 1993.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for a higher rating for his left knee disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not been shown to warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent assigned.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable and excess of 10 percent ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and both conditions are found to be incurred in service.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as his audiometric test results do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA rating criteria, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed bilateral hearing loss and skin disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a lumbar spine disorder, a right hip disorder, and a right knee disorder. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development regarding his claims of service connection for lichen planus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues currently under consideration, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review them.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records of his Air Force Reserves service and a new VA medical opinion.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss from 40 percent to 30 percent was proper based on evidence showing that the criteria for a 40 percent rating were no longer met.