Hearing loss decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted, leaving no question of law or fact to be decided by the Board. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for insomnia, bilateral hand shakes/tremors, headache disorder, gastritis, and bilateral hearing loss due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the inadequacy of the April 2017 VA examiner's opinion and the need for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to incomplete medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining claims due to outstanding VA treatment records and need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the cases of bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and SJS with scars are remanded due to outstanding records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the claims for residuals of a lung tumor, bilateral hearing loss, and COPD need to be remanded due to insufficient opinions from VA examiners regarding their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and COPD. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and left ear hearing loss, finding no current disability. The case was remanded for further examination regarding the left knee condition.,The Veteran's claims for back and hearing loss conditions were not supported by evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 40 percent, effective from May 16, 2022. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date and for a compensable rating thereafter has been denied.

Service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral foot numbness has been denied.,Service connection for migraine headaches was granted with a 30% evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that he does not have a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with the most recent audiometric findings showing Level I hearing acuity in both ears.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence showing a factually ascertainable increase in the year prior to February 10, 2016. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and right knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been granted, including a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected conditions. The initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and residual scar associated with right knee disability were denied.

The Veteran's headaches and right ear hearing loss have been rated as noncompensable. The Board has found that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, including very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of migraines/non-migraine pain productive of severe economic inadaptability for headaches, or functional impairment from hearing loss. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and kidney disability (pyelonephritis) is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the withholding of VA disability compensation benefits for 69 training days in FY 2009 was proper and denied the Veteran's appeal.