Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is due to noise exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The appeal regarding a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination and review of relevant records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for a contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis or allergic rhinitis, and mononucleosis. The evidence did not support his assertions of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for right ear hearing loss, abnormal ventricular contractions with residuals, a lumbar spine disorder, a respiratory disorder to include pneumonia residuals, and a tonsil disorder to include residuals of tonsillitis.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The decision on bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to noise exposure during his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claims for service connection for a benign head tumor, left ear hearing loss, neurological impairment of cranial nerves, and balance disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss was granted. The claim for increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are related to service, but needs additional evidence including a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for flat feet, left knee injury, right knee injury, and left ear hearing loss. The claim for a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus need to be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the December 2016 DBQ. The examiner did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding noise exposure during service, which could affect their conclusions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, with service connection granted.,The Veteran's claims for larynx cancer and ischemic heart condition were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the Veteran's failure to appear for VA examinations. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, and hypertension are being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new examination or medical addendum opinion is necessary on remand.