Hearing loss decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, depression, and personal trauma is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a recommendation for additional auditory testing, specifically steady state response testing.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU are being remanded due to new evidence of worsening symptoms and the need for additional examinations. The issues include hearing loss, actinic keratosis, tympanic membrane perforations, and various disabilities potentially related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and fatigue have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because he has been substantially gainfully employed during the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the Veteran's incarceration and inability to attend VA examinations. The RO is instructed to make efforts to schedule the Veteran for necessary medical examinations at his prison.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the appellant's tinnitus is likely as not related to noise exposure during active duty. The appeal for multiple sclerosis and bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection for MS will be remanded because a medical opinion is needed to determine if the condition manifested within one year of separation from service or was otherwise incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities prior to July 14, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a qualified VA clinician regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence regarding their onset in service, as well as potential secondary or aggravation relationships with her service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the November 2021 rating decision is insufficient and remanded for further action, including obtaining VA treatment records from Altoona and providing a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided that the appellant's service is not classified as qualifying for VA benefits, and thus denied both pension and disability compensation claims. The decision is remanded to obtain missing National Guard and Army Reserve records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied in March 2005 due to a failure to meet the criteria of impaired hearing at separation. The Board found that there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in this decision, as the evidence showed current disability, in-service noise exposure, and a positive medical nexus opinion.

The Board found that the reduction in disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from 50% to 40% was proper, as there was actual improvement demonstrated by a contemporaneous VA examination. The reduction of the lumbar spine disability rating from 40% to 20% was not proper due to lack of evidence showing sustained material improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss, finding that it is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has found that a remand is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.