Hearing loss decisions — 2021

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for an initial compensable rating for surgical scar, posterior trunk and bilateral hearing loss. The appeal for a higher rating for lung carcinoma status post left lower lobectomy was denied.

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

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied, and his PTSD claim is remanded due to insufficient information on which to corroborate the stressful events described by him.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back condition due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the right ear hearing loss and skin condition claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee condition, and left knee condition due to insufficient medical evidence addressing whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it was incurred during active duty and is related to his otosclerosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not occur during his military service and is not related to any in-service noise exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to a need for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied in November 2006, but the RO granted it again on November 12, 2014 with an initial rating of 0 percent. The Board found no basis to grant a higher rating or earlier effective date.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,An effective date of May 23, 2007 for the grant of service connection for vestibular neuritis is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to comply with its duty to assist, and the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is returned to the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to military noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and a TDIU on a schedular basis due to insufficient evidence. The claim for a TDIU is also being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being needed, including for a VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing levels do not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran's hearing was within normal limits at separation, but conversion of audiometric data is required.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder involving the hands and left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or exposure to conditions that could cause these conditions.