Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran failed to report to a VA examination, and another attempt should be made to reschedule an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her claims of service connection for asthma, costochondritis, and hypermobility joint syndrome (Ehler's Danlos syndrome).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral hearing loss was aggravated during service, warranting service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected mental disability is rated at 70 percent, effective July 1, 2014. The rating for the heart disorder (hypertensive vascular disease) was granted.

Service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been granted.,The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and a bilateral ankle disorder are remanded for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability and the evidence does not show that his hearing loss was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The AOJ needs to obtain a new addendum medical opinion that considers and discusses the Veteran's lay statements about his hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and service connection for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, SMC based on aid and attendance, SMC based on housebound status, and TDIU due to service-connected disability. The Veteran's representative requested information about the professional qualifications of all VA examiners who examined him since 1980.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and authorization for non-VA healthcare providers' records.

The Board has awarded service connection for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure, but the claims for bilateral hearing loss and low back disability are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with the most recent audiometric evaluations showing no significant improvement in hearing acuity.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and active duty service.,The Veteran's STRs did not show any complaints or treatment related to these conditions. The VA examiners provided negative nexus opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The Board finds the Veteran's claims for other disabilities are not supported by competent and credible evidence, necessitating further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it was incurred during active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a disability for VA purposes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination in the July 2018 VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss before the Board could make a decision.