Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to evaluate the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and determine if any additional diagnoses are related to service or service-connected disabilities, including his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new evidence supports reopening of these claims. The decision is remanded to determine if service connection can be established.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss has increased in severity since her last VA examination. The case is being remanded to schedule a new VA examination and clarify the speech discrimination scores from the private audiogram.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the previous opinions did not adequately consider relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression as the evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between current disabilities and military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disorder to include COPD, asthma and pneumonia, thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, TBI, and PTSD have been granted. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of his back strain and bilateral knee stain.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU as of May 7, 2018.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the claim for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss due to withdrawal by the appellant. The claim of service connection for a dental disorder, including teeth extraction, is remanded.

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

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has worsened, and he needs a new VA examination to assess the current level of impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has worsened since his last VA examination, and a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of psoriasis vulgaris, psoriatic arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and psoriatic arthritis of the cervical spine, hands, feet, elbows, wrists, ankles, and shoulders render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. After considering all evidence, including reasonable doubt, TDIU is granted.

The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was reopened and granted. An initial compensable disability rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened and remanded. The claim for service connection for low back disability is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension have been denied. The appeal for a right eye disability is remanded.,Service connection has not been established for mechanical strabismus with diplopia due to muscle entrapment of the right medial extraocular muscle.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of increased PTSD rating and TDIU. The case is being returned to VA for further development.