Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory, left ear hearing loss, and throat disabilities due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted beginning on October 5, 2010, due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings are being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence. The issues include allergic rhinitis, hypertension, GERD with Hepatitis A and B, left-ear hearing loss, high cholesterol, respiratory disabilities, liver disorder, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings and service connection was denied. The left shoulder disability is granted, but the right knee disabilities remain at a 20% rating.

The Veteran's initial rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that the evidence did not support assigning different percentage disability ratings during the period on appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for a left knee disability. The appeal regarding the low back disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection, exposure basis, and rating assignment.

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

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development as requested in a previous remand.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds no evidence to warrant a higher rating based on the provided medical evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and he is now rated at a 10% disability evaluation for his degenerative arthritis of the right hand and left hand, as well as carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities. The rating for his right ear hearing loss remains noncompensable.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but has remanded his claim for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss due to outstanding treatment records and the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of an addendum opinion regarding their etiology. The Veteran's attorney requested that the examination be rescheduled.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and right ear hearing loss due to issues with the Veteran's address and inconsistencies in medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD due to lack of evidence corroborating the Veteran's reported stressors.,Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran experienced the claimed in-service stressors that are necessary for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and 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 of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have rendered him unemployable for the entire period on appeal, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).