Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and residuals of skin cancer due to insufficient evidence in some cases.

The Board has identified the Veteran's claimed conditions of bilateral hearing loss, Meniere’s disease, and tinnitus. The issues have been remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for new VA examination opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, ischemic heart disease, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's skin cancer claim remains denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the evidence did not show that his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus alone prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries related to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, specifically noise exposure as an armor crewman.

The Veteran's asbestosis is granted a 30 percent rating, but no more. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied an initial compensable rating.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service exposure to loud aircraft noise, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board is remanding the case because there are missing documents related to the termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits. The AOJ needs to obtain and associate these documents with the claims file.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine/neck disability, vision disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied. The claim for service connection for headaches is being remanded.,The Board found that there was no credible evidence of a neck injury during active duty service, thus denying the Veteran's direct service connection claim for cervical spine/neck disability.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the left hip and left ear hearing loss.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a heart condition prior to its decision.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for tinnitus and hearing loss due to incomplete service treatment records and insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's hearing loss has not resulted in a compensable rating as it does not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions had their onset in service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to his active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The claim for increased rating of other specified trauma related disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's tinea pedis and unguium were granted a 60 percent rating effective September 19, 2016. The appeal is remanded for further development.,COPD and variously diagnosed psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to additional development of evidence and examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new audiological examination and consideration of his total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.