Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure. The claim for TDIU is also remanded due to lack of information on employment status.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are likely due to his active service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, left elbow disability, left and right knee disabilities, and bilateral hearing loss due to additional development.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss and found that new evidence supports a finding that it is related to noise exposure during military service. However, the Board also determined that the current hearing loss did not manifest during service and is not causally related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss. The Veteran's claims are not granted as there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-service hearing loss or that his current hearing loss is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted due to the reopening of his case and the evidence showing a current disability related to noise exposure during service.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating since May 27, 2016. Prior to that date, the condition did not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether these conditions were caused by his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with a combined rating of 90 percent.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service-connected diabetes, and the Board has granted secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinea pedis and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of the current 10 percent or 20 percent ratings, respectively, for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating increases, finding that his conditions did not warrant higher ratings based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Substantive Appeal was not timely filed, and therefore, his appeal is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and secondary service connection for the left foot condition have all been denied by the Board.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as the evidence supports that these conditions were incurred during his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and PTSD have been rated, but his claim for service connection of atrial fibrillation was denied. The Board found that the Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU prior to December 15, 2010 due to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a hearing disability related to his military service and tinnitus is not related to noise exposure in service. The claim for PTSD was remanded as there is insufficient evidence to decide the case.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's PTSD claim was reopened due to the submission of new evidence.