Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Veteran's hearing loss is being remanded for further examination and opinion due to the lack of thorough consideration by the April 2017 VA examiner.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at a 20 percent disability rating for the entire appeal period, based on an exceptional pattern of hearing impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, major depressive disorder, and sleep apnea (REMSleep Behavior Disorder) are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An increased rating is denied for spinal stenosis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a sleep condition, and erectile dysfunction. The claims were reopened due to new evidence related to the psychiatric disorder claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for muscle/joint pain (fibromyalgia) has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disorder, respiratory disorder (allergic rhinitis), and neurological disorder (dizziness) are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence added since the last decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a finding of in-service noise exposure leading to current bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's Disease and left ear hearing loss were denied, but the decision on the former was final. The claim for left ear hearing loss had its service connection restored due to improper severance of service connection.

The Veteran's headaches have been granted service connection. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral eye disorder has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for residuals of a TBI due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted service connection. The left ear hearing loss and PTSD are both rated at the minimum compensable level, while prostate cancer was reduced to a 20 percent rating from November 1, 2009 to March 6, 2018.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, neurogenic erectile dysfunction, and right knee disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate examination based on inaccurate factual premises. The Veteran's testimony, wife's statements, and sister's observations support his claim that he experienced in-service acoustic trauma leading to current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss during service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are granted. The Board found that the Veteran had noise exposure in service, which is conceded, and his current disabilities cannot be conclusively disassociated from this exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to a need for another examination.

The Veteran's hearing loss was found to be at level I in the right ear and level III in the left ear, resulting in a non-compensable rating. The flat feet issue is remanded for further examination.