Hearing loss decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not demonstrate that his service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus (secondary to hearing loss), left hip osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to a lack of evidence from Social Security Administration.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied the remaining issues of service connection. Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure, while other conditions are not supported by evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision on the tinnitus claim is final, while the hearing loss claim remains pending.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected, as it was incurred in and due to his time in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss. The examiner did not address continuity of symptoms, the effect of pre-existing left ear hearing loss, or the impact of in-service noise exposure on the current condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in the medical opinions provided. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA opinions in previous decisions. The case is now pending with a new examination.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.,The criteria for a TDIU are not met due to the combined disability rating of 10%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure and that his current hearing loss is not related to military service.

Your appeal for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been dismissed because the claim was granted in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as non-compensable under the VA rating schedule. The Board denied a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to service. The examiner must consider recent literature and the Veteran's history of noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the appellant had active Federal service from March 14, 1960 to September 13, 1960 for purposes of basic entitlement to VA benefits. The claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are currently rated at 10 percent each, but no higher. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left shoulder disorder, finding no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria. Service connection was granted for right hip labral tear with thigh impairment. The cervical/thoracic spine disorder claim is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for low back pain and denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and respiratory disability (COPD, emphysema, ground glass nodules) due to the death of the appellant.