Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability has been reopened and is granted.,Service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, chronic lumbar strain, and bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to their time in active service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of notice for an audiometric examination, and further development is needed.

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

The Veteran is seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services received at Faith Regional Health from May 23, 2016, to May 26, 2016. The VAMC denied the claim because the Veteran was covered by Medicare and did not have a service-connected disability that would allow for payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1725. On remand, the VAMC should reconsider the claim in light of the change in regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss was present at the time of his entrance into active duty service and did not undergo an increase in severity during service. Therefore, service connection for hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's service did not qualify for death pension benefits as he did not serve during a period of war, and the Board denied his claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a compensable rating for residuals of injury to right 5th finger need further examination and evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hearing loss is dismissed because the Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with respect to the rating assigned.

The Board has denied service connection for left-ear hearing loss and has remanded the issue of right-ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to in-service noise exposure and concluding that his pre-existing left ear hearing loss did not worsen during service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the conditions and active military service.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his separation from active duty. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and to provide a new VA opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, and cause of death.,The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his separation from active duty. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and to provide a new VA opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, and cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but the claim for GERD remains pending as it was not fully addressed in the August 2013 rating decision. The Veteran's GERD is currently being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship with his service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed his appeal for an increased rating for service-connected CAD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, cervical spine disability, ankle disabilities, skin disorder, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The cases are remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and TMJ due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, and the Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).