Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, median nerve paralysis (left hand), median nerve paralysis (right hand), carpal tunnel syndrome (left hand), and carpal tunnel syndrome (right hand).

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, left knee disability, and hypertension due to incomplete review of the record. Additional audiological opinions are needed regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 9, 2011 for the grant of a TDIU rating as there was no evidence showing he was unable to engage in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities before that date.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection as it had its onset in active service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder, right ear hearing loss, and malaria. The claim to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the inconsistency in previous audiometric test results.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral knee strain, costochondritis (claimed as a right-side rib cage injury), bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The Board found no current disabilities that meet VA criteria for these conditions.

The Veteran's right knee disability, left and right ear hearing loss disabilities, and tinnitus are all granted as service-connected. The lumbar spine disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The claim of entitlement to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma is also granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and ED as secondary to service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea have been granted.,The Veteran's claim for right-hand skin condition has not been reopened.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the service connection for migraines and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy are each rated at 20 percent, as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral plantar fasciitis due to withdrawal by the Veteran.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus, as it is related to acoustic trauma in service.,Service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.,The claim for reopening of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

Service connection is granted for bilateral plantar fasciitis, hemorrhoids, and PTSD.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, insomnia, hypertension, arthritis of the lumbar spine, and headaches are remanded.

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

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted.