Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and the retrieval of any outstanding treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they require additional medical examination and opinion.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it is related to in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptomatology since service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent evaluation of bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was rated at 10 percent, and the Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension has been reopened. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an organic disorder manifested by abnormal pap smears. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and its relationship to service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and depression are all granted service connection.,Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of the right hand, arthritis of the left hand, fibromyalgia, cervical spine disability, thoracic spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and a sleep-related disability (including obstructive sleep apnea) are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The claim will be reviewed with a new VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, high blood pressure, headaches, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied. The appeal is also denied as to the requests for earlier effective dates for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there is no communication prior to April 2, 2012, that can be construed as a claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to in-service loud noise exposure and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied in the July 2010 rating decision. The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for coronary artery disease have been granted, but the claim for a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss is remanded. The service connection claim for residuals of head injury is also remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including hearing loss, AL amyloidosis, diabetes mellitus type II, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated VA records for his hearing loss claim.