Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Veteran's initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy are granted. The claim of service connection for bilateral cataracts is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the left knee scars and has remanded several other issues for further review.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection.,Service connection for low back disability is remanded due to lack of a clear etiology opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires the Director, Compensation Service, to consider whether a TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis prior to May 30, 2019.

The Board has readjudicated the Veteran's claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding new evidence relevant to these issues. The claims of service connection for right knee disability and left knee disability are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right-ear hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, while his claim for left-ear hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate audiometric testing and missing numerical findings from a previous VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to conflicting audiometric test results and need for additional medical opinion.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connection based on continuity of symptoms since separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to a duty to assist error. A VA medical opinion is needed to distinguish between service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's hearing loss claim. The Veteran needs an addendum VA examination to determine if she has a ratable hearing loss disability and whether it is related to her service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate audiometric testing and missing numerical findings from a previous VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the VA to obtain and consider audiometric results from February 26, 2019 and September 17, 2020 VA audiology consults. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination reports and a need for further evidence. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being reviewed again as part of this process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on housebound status, finding that he did not meet the criteria for such benefits prior to September 19, 2018.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus type II as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after the Veteran's military service, and they are not otherwise related to his service.

The Veteran's total combined disability rating remains at 60 percent after the grant of a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, as his other service-connected conditions do not warrant an increase in the overall rating.