Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and his period of active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted as they were aggravated during military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anemia and increased ratings for the service-connected left eye condition, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension has been dismissed. The Board also remanded her claim for a low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for increased ratings for schizoaffective disorder and TDIU were partially granted.

The appeal for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The appeals for back condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition have been remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ear hearing loss disability is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently service connected, but the VA examiner found it to be too outdated. The claim for a compensable evaluation is being remanded due to the need for a new examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including skin condition, bilateral eye condition, left knee disability, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for right knee disability.

Effective dates of September 11, 2007 for service connection of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted. Effective date of August 23, 1984 is granted for service connection of erectile dysfunction.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has determined that he demonstrated continuity of symptomatology after discharge from active service, warranting presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the right ear hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss condition worsened during service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is granted due to presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune. The hearing loss claim is remanded as the Veteran testified that his current hearing loss may be related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria for hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine strain and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he contends are related to his military service.