Hearing loss decisions — 2020

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that his hearing impairment did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's disability evaluation schedule.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected, with the presumption that it was aggravated by noise exposure during active military service.,Service connection for analgesic nephropathy with residual kidney pain secondary to a service-connected lumbosacral strain is granted. The evidence does not support aggravation of the pre-existing condition in service.,The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is denied as there was no onset or aggravation during active military service.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus was granted as it is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right hip condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and right ear hearing loss disability, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he did not clearly identify the specific issues he wanted to appeal in his Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render them unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent since January 15, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating has been denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service injury or exposure to noise that could have caused current disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability or in-service disease/injury that would support service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, with a Maryland CNC speech recognition score of at least 94% in both ears and average puretone thresholds below the threshold for compensable ratings.

The Board has found that the VA examiner's opinions regarding direct and secondary service connection are inadequate, and thus remanded for further development. The claim is being returned to the AOJ for obtaining new VA medical opinions addressing both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the claim for a TDIU rating, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment during the period at issue.