Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment and personnel records for the Veteran's Air National Guard service. The Veteran is also asked to provide a 1979 hearing evaluation record, which was not included in his file.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss, a sinus disability with dizziness, and a skin disability of the right foot are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records that may contain relevant evidence about his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to clarify his diagnoses and determine if they are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for TDIU since June 3, 2009.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for a rating for his right ankle fracture. The claims are being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not been evaluated since the last VA examination, which was conducted more than three years ago. The Board finds a remand necessary to provide the Veteran with a new examination to determine the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is dismissed as the AOJ has already granted service connection for this condition.,Service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and arteriosclerosis of the upper and lower extremities are denied due to lack of evidence of current disabilities as defined by VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of current disability and insufficient nexus between his in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hallux abductus of the left foot, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the Veteran with a VA examination to determine whether his current disabilities are related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to additional development and consideration of the evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to multiple strep throat infections and scarlet fever during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for direct service connection of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a disability during his active military service and insufficient medical evidence to support a link between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions based on incorrect factual premises. The Veteran's periods of active duty and ACDUTRA service need to be verified, and a new opinion is required regarding whether his conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are causally related to his noise exposure during active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records show noise exposure during his military service, but there is no evidence of a threshold shift or treatment for either condition in service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service, with the benefit of doubt resolved in his favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale provided by the examiner regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure. The examiner must provide a clear opinion on this issue and address any aggravation of tinnitus.