Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors for PTSD. The Veteran is still entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but his claim for PTSD remains pending.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The case is remanded to determine if the Veteran has a hearing loss disability for VA purposes and whether it is related to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for tremors has been dismissed.,The request to reopen the finally disallowed claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, and the issue is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma. The claim is reopened due to new evidence received since the February 2012 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate August 2016 VA examination. The examiner is asked to provide a new opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The denial of hearing loss is based on the lack of a significant threshold shift during National Guard service, while the grant of tinnitus is attributed to its onset in service.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further examination to determine its relationship to service-connected conditions or in-service herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is remanded for further examination to determine its relationship to service-connected conditions or in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including for PTSD, hypertension and tinnitus, high cholesterol, bilateral eye disability, erectile dysfunction, residuals of a back injury, vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the awards have not been determined.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it was incurred in service.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it first manifested during service and has been continuous since.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current hearing loss and his active military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

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

Your appeal for service connection has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's PTSD and bilateral hearing loss were initially granted, but the Board denied entitlement to higher ratings for both conditions.

The Board has decided that there are outstanding VA treatment records related to the Veteran's hearing loss, and these records need to be obtained. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to his service-connected brain concussion. The VA will need to obtain additional evidence and possibly a medical opinion to clarify this relationship.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and back condition are all granted. The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated during service, his tinnitus began within one year of service, and his back condition is related to in-service lifting activities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, bilateral cholesteatoma with hearing loss, and TDIU due to an inadequate factual basis in previous opinions. The Veteran will need additional VA examinations to address whether his migraines are related to service or aggravated by his depressive disorder, and to assess the severity of his hearing loss.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Hepatitis A and denied service connection for this condition. The Bilateral Hearing Loss claim is remanded due to insufficient nexus opinion.