Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding new and material evidence. The criteria for service connection have been met with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases due to issues related to earlier effective dates and evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as a TDIU claim. The CUE claims are referred to the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the adequacy of the previous opinions and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being reviewed again by an examiner who must consider his in-service audiograms, the IOM Report on noise exposure in military service, and his reported onset of tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his hearing loss, vision loss, and back condition.

The Veteran's hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating effective July 29, 2009. A higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which he claims was caused by noise exposure during active service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and has remanded the claim to reopen for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and medical opinions.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hand finger disabilities is remanded.

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

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to outstanding service treatment records and VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a finding of exposure to toxic materials during military service, which may be related to his current conditions.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted a 10% disability evaluation on an extraschedular basis, and the combined impact of multiple service-connected disabilities does not warrant referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with no effective date specified.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that his current disability is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no increase in severity of his preexisting hearing loss during active duty.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are granted. Ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's tinnitus and its relationship to his service-connected conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for tinnitus, which he claims was caused by noise exposure in service.