Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for PTSD. The claim for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to April 25, 2022, and for a rating over 20 percent from that date for service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of bilateral lower extremities (secondary to lumbar spine disability), sleep apnea (to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD), and kidney disability (to include as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss disability is rated as noncompensable due to the current level of hearing acuity not meeting criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss was denied as the current noncompensable evaluation is reflected by the rating evidence of record and there is no indication that the findings were inadequate.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating prior to November 7, 2019, and a 70 percent rating since then.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with DDD, and TDIU are all remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without showing good cause.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension have been denied. The claim for depression was reopened.,Service connection has been granted for ischemic heart disease as due to exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to August 8, 2019 was denied. From August 8, 2019 to April 17, 2022, the Veteran received a 10 percent evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss. On and after April 18, 2022, the Veteran's claim for an evaluation higher than 20 percent was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The right knee disability rating is remanded, as are the claims for TDIU.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine disability are remanded for further development, while the lung disability remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression, psychosis, and PTSD) have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a new VA opinion on peripheral neuropathy.

The application to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a right hip disability is denied.,The application to reopen the previously denied claim for type II diabetes mellitus is denied.,The application to reopen the previously denied claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's current PTSD diagnosis is related to a verified in-service aircraft accident, while there is no evidence of current hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence of a hearing loss disability, moderate hemorrhoids, a compensable foreskin laceration scar, or left great toe onychomycosis. The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for folliculitis (now characterized as acne), but the claim for service connection and increased ratings for benign prostate hypertrophy were denied.