Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and for burial benefits due to inextricably intertwined issues. The appellant must be determined as a proper substitute claimant, if applicable, before any further action is taken.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for a right eye disability claim. The Veteran's service connection claims for myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied as there is no current disability or link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his exposure history, as well as additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

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

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, due to incomplete development of his VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

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

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and will require further development, including obtaining audiometric treatment records from VistA Imaging Display.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability during or within one year after active service and concluding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss and dismissed his appeal for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss. The decision affords the benefit of doubt to the Veteran, finding that his current right ear hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to military service.

The Board has denied claims for an effective date earlier than March 31, 2016 for the awards of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma during combat service is presumed to have caused these current disabilities.

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

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his audiometric testing did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his migraine headaches secondary to a service-connected disability are denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not caused or incurred in service, as there is no evidence of noise exposure during active duty that would support a finding of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his active service. However, it denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing its onset during or within one year after service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection, while the rating for his burn scars residuals remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, leaving only the issues of chronic allergic rhinitis and sleep apnea in appellate status.