Hearing loss decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases in its previous decisions, specifically regarding the Veteran's hearing loss disability. The case is now back with the Board for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which is related to service exposure. The Veteran must be scheduled for another VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability during the appellate period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have been denied as the earliest possible effective dates are March 31, 2016 and April 12, 2017.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disability at any time during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to service connection, as additional evidence was added after transfer of the case.

The Board has dismissed all claims as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent VA audiological examination and the need to consider evidence of worsening hearing loss between August 2013 and March 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus type II have prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment since November 30, 2006. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims were reopened due to new evidence provided since the July 2013 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service, while his tinnitus had onset during his military service. The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for earlier effective dates due to incomplete records, specifically a December 2010 document and VA treatment records.

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

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is granted, and a 10 percent disability rating is assigned.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined disability rating and individual service-connected disabilities do not meet the requirements for schedular TDIU. The evidence is persuasive against the claim of being unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with levels I and III in the right and left ears respectively.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent left upper extremity disability, claimed as secondary to Parkinson's disease, finding that no such condition was shown during active service or at any time thereafter.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to inadequate medical opinion and need for further development.