Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to his exposure to noise in service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and psychiatric disability have been granted. The appeals to reopen these claims are also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the adequacy of a previous VA examination and the Veteran's contention that his hearing loss worsened during active service. The Veteran will be scheduled for another VA examination.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder. His right shoulder injury and low back injury are denied due to lack of evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a cervical spine disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence of record. A new VA examination is needed for both conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to new and material evidence. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded as a notice of disagreement was filed but no statement of the case has been issued.

The Veteran's hearing loss in the right ear is granted as service connection, with a finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by or a result of noise exposure during military service.,The Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss in the left ear is found to have been aggravated by service, and service connection for this condition is granted. The Board notes an increase in severity during service but does not find clear and unmistakable evidence that it was due to natural progression.,Service connection for tinnitus as secondary to bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 30, 2009 to August 9, 2009.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for vertigo and bilateral hearing loss as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea, as it requires further medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The right shoulder DJD issue is remanded for further evaluation, and the TDIU claim on an extraschedular basis is also remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for left ear hearing loss due to the Veteran's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are related to service, but the VA examinations were inadequate. The Veteran needs to provide private treatment records and Army Reserves service treatment records. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for various conditions, including soft palate angioma, blurred vision, bilateral hearing loss, dizziness with nausea, sleep apnea, nerve damage, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions regarding the preexistence of these conditions in service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected left ear hearing loss is remanded due to the need for new evidence and examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not etiologically related to service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.