Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right deltoid ligament sprain and service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for a back disability is remanded due to inadequate opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 25, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss but granted it for right ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's exposure to acoustic trauma during service and a significant threshold shift in his right ear.

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The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for squamous cell supraglottic larynx carcinoma (claimed as throat cancer) associated with herbicide exposure.,Service connection for enlarged prostate was denied.

The Veteran's service connection for left and right ear hearing loss is denied as there was no increase in severity during or after service, and the current level of disability does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

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

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The left ear hearing loss was rated as noncompensable, tinnitus received a 10 percent rating, and PTSD remained at the 50 percent level.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and service, including noise exposure.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a back disability, and a bilateral wrist disability. The Veteran will be afforded VA examinations in order to determine if her conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 0 percent since March 2013, and no higher rating is warranted as his hearing impairment does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and right knee disability have not been rated higher than the current noncompensable evaluations. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left total knee arthoplasty and hearing loss have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeals.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA audiological examination and the need for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA audiometric evaluation.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, but the case is remanded for a new VA audiological examination to determine the cause of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability due to the absence of evidence of current disability and insufficient medical opinion. Service connection was also denied for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and cardiac disability (including an aortic aneurysm) due to lack of in-service event, illness, or injury.