Hearing loss decisions — 2021

Your appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a failure to schedule a VA examination for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of increased rating and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's son, A.M., was permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining age 18. The Appellant contends that he is mentally like a teenager and unable to support himself.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted. The claims for service connection for a visual perception disorder, sleep apnea (also claimed as breathing condition), and PTSD are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, but granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's current left ear hearing loss disability is related to service exposure to noise during his military career as a flight line aircraft mechanic.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his ratings for various disabilities, including renal cell carcinoma and hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of consideration of his lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, a back disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection cannot be established for the claimed disabilities due to lack of evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for a TDIU from December 10, 2020. The Board remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gynecomastia, hypercholesterolemia, hemorrhoids, right ankle disability, nerve sheath tumor of the left leg, and hypertension.

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

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's arthritis is related to his active service, specifically in-service heavy lifting. The decision on the issue of increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss, which is related to his service-connected tinnitus. The case requires a new examination to determine if the hearing loss was caused or aggravated by the tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss, a back disability, hypertension or high blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's death was not the result of his own willful misconduct, and at the time of his death he was receiving compensation for service-connected disabilities that were rated as totally disabling. However, due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an October 2006 rating decision, which awarded TDIU based on June 23, 2006, rather than July 1, 2005, the Veteran would have met the statutory duration requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.