Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Parkinson's disease, but denied service connection for an eye disability and residuals of a head injury. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is linked to in-service acoustic trauma and closed head injury. His Parkinson's disease is more likely related to his in-service head injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to service or in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not start during or immediately after his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his conditions, particularly regarding his TBI and radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, obstructive sleep apnea, and peripheral vestibular disease. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are also being evaluated further.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment in a sedentary capacity. The Board denied the claim for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss of the left ear and denied service connection for tuberculosis, hypertension, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The decision on hearing loss is based on conceded in-service noise exposure and positive VA nexus opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his lumbar spine disability, as he does not have loss of use of one or more lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hemangioma of the liver due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran will need VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, migraines secondary to service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are all granted. However, the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his low back disability, left hip disability, and PTSD is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and insomnia).

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The left ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, heart disability (including congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation), diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were all remanded for further examination and opinion.

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. Service connection for a back disorder is denied.

The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 1, 2012, for adding his child A.C.M. as a dependent was denied because the evidence of A.C.M.'s Social Security number was not received within one year of notification of the July 2006 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable (0%) throughout the appeal period, as the VA audiometric examination results do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for VA audiological examinations. The claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for a bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and additional VA treatment records.