Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral upper extremity disability, bilateral knee disability, glaucoma, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of bilateral hearing loss and its relation to service. An additional VA opinion is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and migraine headaches have been remanded.,The Veteran previously submitted a claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which was denied due to lack of evidence of current disability and no nexus shown. New and material evidence has now reopened these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, skin cancer, a headache disorder, GERD, and other musculoskeletal issues. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating, and remanded for further examination regarding service connection for PTSD and peripheral vestibular disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, COPD and asthma. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to noise and toxic chemicals, which are found to be related to his current conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is insufficient evidence regarding the nature of any identified hearing loss disability and its relationship to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions had their onset in service due to acoustic trauma from small arms fire.

The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, hammertoes, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (other than posttraumatic stress disorder), right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, and back disorder. The Veteran's fibromyalgia claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective from the date his claim was received on February 24, 2012.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability or causal relationship to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and needs further evaluation of the Veteran's hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for a 60 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss and SMC benefits based on housebound status, finding that no CUE was present in previous determinations and that there is no evidence of permanent housebound status prior to December 3, 2015.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and pulmonary vascular disease have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.,Service connection has been granted for bilateral hearing loss, with the Board finding that it is etiologically related to active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities prior to July 29, 2008 is denied as his disabilities have not undergone an increase in character that clearly interfered with normal employability within the one-year period before January 21, 1997.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has granted a higher rating for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities after January 13, 2021.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for GERD, hearing loss, and a left hip condition were dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal. The claims for hypertension, tinnitus, spinal condition, left lower extremity condition (radiculopathy), prostate cancer, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted with a 10 percent rating. The issues of an increased rating for degenerative arthritis and hearing loss are remanded.