Hearing loss decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims. The Board also found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for sinusitis and a chronic disability manifested by nasal congestion with loss of sense of smell. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to have had its onset in service, while his sinusitis and loss of sense of smell are not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further development regarding bilateral hearing loss.

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

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, left hip disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic urinary tract infections are all being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection is not granted for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current hearing loss disability. Service connection is granted for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic renal disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service, particularly his exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable during the period from January 12, 2012 to August 9, 2012. The evidence showed some functional limitations but did not indicate he was incapable of performing light duty or sedentary employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a request from the Veteran and his representative for information about the qualifications of the May 2019 VA examiner who performed the examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluation of PTSD, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lower back disability, and bladder cancer have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. However, the issues of service connection for PTSD remain pending as additional development is needed due to missing evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and dementia.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation and consideration of his claims, including service connection for a sleep condition, increased rating for PTSD, and increase in disability rating for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, resulting in a full grant of benefits. As such, the issues are no longer in appellate status.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The case is remanded for further examination of the Veteran's left knee, left leg disability (claimed as blood clots), and right knee.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, hepatitis C, sleep apnea, asthma, flat feet, and acid reflux due to new evidence received since previous decisions.,Hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, cervical spine disability, coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of service treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on his military service in South Korea.

The Veteran's cancer of the larynx and bilateral hearing loss are granted service connection. The issue of a compensable rating for status post fracture of the nose with mild nasal obstruction is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD and depression, hypertension, and cold injury residuals are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for clarification of the Veteran's periods of active duty. The claims for sleep apnea, neck disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral hearing loss, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not have its clinical onset in service and is not otherwise related to active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.