Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are due to military noise exposure during his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in audiogram results and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's hearing loss is being reviewed again, with consideration of tinnitus as well.

The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression and PTSD, is granted. The claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, and right leg disability have been remanded due to incomplete service records. The Board found no evidence of hearing loss meeting VA criteria and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a chronic right hand disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The case is remanded for further development regarding cervical spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, memory loss due to TBI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for a VA examiner to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's hearing loss disorder and tinnitus are related to service, considering his lay assertions of noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability has been reopened and granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied. The Board has also remanded the claim for spheno cavernous sinus meningioma due to a lack of evidence regarding radiation exposure.,Service connection is being remanded for the Veteran's brain tumor, as there is insufficient information about his potential exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms. The July 2014 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in 2007, and the Board found no evidence of an earlier unadjudicated claim. The Veteran's hearing loss claim is also denied as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and whether service-connected non-small cell lung cancer contributed to it.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. The decision also reopened a previously denied claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with the disability rated at 100%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has worsened, and he should be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for a neurological disability of the bilateral upper extremities as secondary to lumbar strain. The decision on left ear hearing loss is pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder strain, and low back strain with IVDS were all granted. The claims for service connection of the left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder strain, and low back strain with IVDS are denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is considered to have been incurred in service due to exposure to acoustic trauma during his active duty as a mechanic. The Board granted service connection for this condition based on direct evidence and the presumption of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss to his military service.