Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant while the appeal was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and that it is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding in-service exposure and continuity of symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of in-service incurrence and a continuous disability since separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied it for sinusitis. Right ear hearing loss is presumed due to in-service noise exposure, while sinusitis is linked to the Veteran's deployment and exposure to burn pits.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during military service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains in dispute and will be remanded for further review.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in January 2022 is inadequate and remands the claims for further medical development.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his service-connected chronic kidney disease received an initial noncompensable rating.,The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating. The Veteran's chronic kidney disease received an initial noncompensable rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand pain/instability and remanded the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and back disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable disability rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective type/schizophrenia, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right eye glaucoma.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because he does not have a current disability that meets the VA criteria for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The AOJ will consider additional evidence when these claims are readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The effective date of service connection for tinnitus remains July 6, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 50%, but his service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded and will be considered again by the AOJ.