Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran not filing a motion for reconsideration or appeal within 120 days.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss due to new evidence of worsening symptoms. The Veteran will need to undergo further evaluations to determine if he currently has these conditions and whether they are related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and dismissed the issue of a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the presumption that preexisting right ear hearing loss was aggravated during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Service connection is established for IBS (claimed as chronic diarrhea), headaches, muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, deviated septum, TMJ, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chest injury residuals, a right leg disability, bilateral hearing loss, unspecified arthritis (other than in the lumbar spine), and a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is denied for chest injury residuals as there is no medical evidence linking any post-service lung conditions to the reported chest injury during active duty training.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service. The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus and his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability. However, due to inextricably intertwined issues of TDIU and the need to assign an initial rating for the now-service-connected condition, the matter is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for blurred vision, bilateral hearing loss, prostatitis, hypertension, lumbar spondylosis, hip disability, right knee disability, left leg disability, and tinnitus have been dismissed. The claim to reopen a claim of service connection for lumbar spondylosis, hip disability, right knee disability, and left leg disability has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and a right leg disability. The Veteran's claims are related to exposure to noise in his ears (presumptive) and secondary to service-connected ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability has been reopened, but the Board has remanded it due to insufficient evidence. Service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset in service and have continued since then. The decision is based on direct service connection as there was no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's tinnitus, secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, is also granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's skin disability does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's current hearing loss is of service origin, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The cervical spine disorder, left elbow disorder, and right elbow disorder claims are remanded due to lack of proper development regarding periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty training (IDT). The Veteran's allergic rhinitis claim is also remanded as the last VA examination was in 2018.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims for service connection can be adjudicated. The Veteran's representative requested copies of examination reports and curriculum vitae, which need to be provided as per VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's auditory processing disorder, specifically in relation to exposure to jet fuel during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral hearing loss was aggravated by his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. For tinnitus, the Board found credible evidence of in-service noise exposure and granted service connection based on a finding of aggravation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is etiologically related to service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

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

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The issues were not part of his appeal, as he was granted service connection for TBI residuals in a previous decision.