Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeals.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new and relevant evidence was not received to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA examiners did not adequately consider the Veteran's private opinions regarding tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, and thus remanded for further examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death prior to or during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and depressive disorder are remanded due to the failure to obtain VA treatment records.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hand disorder, and left hand disorder due to new evidence received. The claims are being remanded for further examination and readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, with no other etiology provided. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss is granted, but he does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for his right ear hearing loss. The claims of service connection for right shoulder strain and left elbow condition are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in his left ear, finding that continuous symptoms since service support a direct basis for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes and thus not meeting the criteria for a disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the maximum rating for tinnitus (10%) has already been assigned. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus prior to December 20, 2018 is denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable, with a Level I hearing acuity in both ears. The Board denied the claim for a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for lumbar spine back condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for recurrent moderate major depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected plantar fasciitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae residual anterior neck scars, and right eye corneal scars.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and a right eye disorder, finding that there is no evidence of current disabilities meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were evaluated, but both conditions resulted in non-compensable disability ratings. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings for either condition.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired deformity of the right foot are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ is instructed to provide further examinations and consider additional evidence.