Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right shoulder disorder, a neck disorder, a low back/lumbar spine disorder, dyslipidemia, and erectile dysfunction.,The Board found that there is no evidence of complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions during service. The weight of the competent and probative evidence does not support finding that any current condition had its onset in or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with the most probative evidence indicating Level III hearing loss bilaterally.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and lupus erythematous are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and treatment records.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted. The appeal for a compensable rating for corneal injury of the right eye with posterior vitreous detachment is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. For the hearing loss claim, the Board has found that VA treatment records need to be obtained and a new VA audiological examination is needed.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection and has also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to noise exposure during active service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a healed left foot fracture has been dismissed.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the appellant's conditions were aggravated during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial rating of 70 percent. The cases for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient evidence in the current VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and scars of the left forearm were denied as there was no evidence to support a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for new VA examination and consideration of his testimony regarding increased severity since his last examination.

The Veteran's service-connected schizoaffective disorder, hearing loss, and headaches did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to October 8, 2010.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions provided in the July 2015 decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for enlarged prostate is being remanded due to a lack of a VA examination addressing its relationship to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, as well as to obtain updated VA treatment records and arrange a new VA examination for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional examination and development due to the Veteran's failure to provide records, as well as his disagreement with the prior compensable rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for hearing loss is pending due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been granted, but her hearing loss claim remains under review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bulging and deteriorating discs in the back, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depressive disorder. The Veteran's assertions of injury during service have been met, and further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The appeals for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as an increased rating for PTSD, are being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.