Hearing loss decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's hearing loss rating is being reviewed, and he must request an increased tinnitus rating on the appropriate form.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete development, and they will be reviewed again by the VA Regional Office.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not begin during his active duty service and are not otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as 0 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for kidney disorder, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye disorder, and prostate cancer due to incomplete information from VA Forms 21-4142 submitted by the appellant.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been withdrawn by his representative, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, right knee condition, and lower back condition due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

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

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, neck disorder, and TBI are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The claims for emphysema, deep vein thrombosis, diverticulitis, pulmonary embolisms, and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise, allowing application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.

The Veteran's hearing loss and asthma have been granted service connection, but the rating for hearing loss is denied. GERD has been dismissed as a matter of law due to its severance from his record. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding asthma prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 9, 2018 for the awards of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's first communication seeking these conditions was in October 2018.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Prior to April 8, 2021, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. As of April 8, 2021, the Veteran met the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 1, 2020 due to unclear time period addressed in the VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied as the earliest pending claim was received on May 7, 2018.