Hearing loss decisions — 2023

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the right knee disability claim due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current claims are pending.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and have continued since. However, service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of in-service positive threshold shifts.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, bilateral foot disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for tinnitus was remanded.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss, finding that his hearing acuity did not warrant such a rating based on VA examination results and the applicable rating schedule.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as new and material evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was also denied.,Service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is not granted, as there is no evidence of such a condition during active duty or at any time thereafter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo secondary to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities was granted, but subject to certain regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of a skin disability. The heart, bilateral hearing loss, left leg, and left ankle disabilities are all remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and shin splits have been dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for TBI, cervical spine condition, headaches, and other specified trauma-related disorder.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as service connected, but there is no evidence of a left ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder and PTSD). The appellant is eligible to receive accrued benefits up to $4,020.18 for expenses related to her mother's burial.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right ankle disorder, and a left ankle disorder due to new evidence received by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired respiratory disorder, and an acquired cardiovascular disorder due to insufficient rationale in previous opinions and the need for additional development regarding exposure to asbestos and trichloroethylene (TCE).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, weight gain, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disabilities. The issues have been returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development related to his cervical spine disability.,Higher ratings are denied for bilateral hearing loss and cervical spine disability as of the specified dates.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in the May 2018 VA examination report regarding the Veteran's service connection claim. The examiner did not consider the type of truck the Veteran drove post-service, which may have caused his current hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing right ear hearing loss did not worsen during service and was not aggravated by any in-service event or injury.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an updated VA Form 21-8940 application.

The appeal for hearing loss is dismissed.,Service connection granted for sleep apnea, right ankle condition, and left ankle condition. The tonsil condition issue remains pending.