Hearing loss decisions — 2019

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disorder, neck disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural issues and the need for further development of his service records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining audiometric test results and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and are not otherwise related to active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right ear hearing loss, right shoulder disability, and back disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or causal relationship to service.,There are no objective findings of a right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and evaluations for various disabilities. The Veteran's appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology. The service connection for both conditions is still pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss) do not render him unable to secure or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities made him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 14, 2014. The Board granted entitlement to TDIU for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and lumbar spine disability are remanded.

The Veteran's hearing loss and asbestosis claims were denied. The hearing loss claim was denied due to lack of a confirmed in-service event, injury, or condition related to the disability. The asbestosis claim was denied because there was no new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's ringing in his ears is related to military service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there was no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of their onset or development during service, and the Board finds that they are not related to service.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as noncompensable (zero percent) based on the results of his VA audiological examination in June 2015, which showed puretone thresholds and speech recognition scores that did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining authorization and requesting private hearing test records from the Veteran's employer, and obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his bilateral hearing loss is related to service exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is denied as there is no evidence of hearing loss for VA purposes during the appeal period.,The Veteran's sinusitis and allergic rhinitis claims are both denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.