Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions do not meet VA criteria for a disability. For tinnitus specifically, the Board found no causal link to his active military service due to its pre-existing nature.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, resulting in the grant of TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and back condition due to insufficient evidence or inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is requested to provide authorization for release of relevant private medical records and a VA examination will be scheduled.

Your appeals for psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims at this time.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining his prison medical records and determining if any current ear conditions are related to service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for perforated ear drums, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for a trauma and stressor-related disorder, and establishing an effective date prior to August 2, 2010 for the disorder remain pending.

The Board has remanded the loan guaranty benefits claim due to a lack of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The appellant must be provided with one.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for tinnitus have been denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service hearing loss, headaches, or OSA, and the medical evidence did not support a nexus between current conditions and service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and a right ankle disorder have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities, with the exception of a right ankle disorder that may be related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a neck injury.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity due to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II (DM) for additional development. The claim for tinnitus remains granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has remanded the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the VA examiner's opinion regarding their onset during service.

Your appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with these claims as they are no longer valid.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted as the evidence shows that his current condition had its onset during service and has been recurrent since then.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete medical records, lack of adequate opinions, and potential noise exposure during Reserve service.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but he did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as he had been receiving compensation for a disability rated as totally disabling for less than 10 years before his death.

The Board has remanded the cases due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for further examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension due to a failure to obtain VA examinations as part of the previous remand.