Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is causally connected to his active service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of VA treatment records and inadequate nexus opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision is based on a lack of evidence showing a current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of the feet, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, diabetes, gout, and hypertension due to potential exposure to hazardous noise, chemicals, or other substances during service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to his in-service noise exposure and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for hearing loss due to a lack of current disability meeting VA criteria. Service connection for dizziness is remanded as the examination and etiology opinion are inadequate.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for the skin condition is denied, with no secondary service connection to a right knee injury and varicose veins established.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of rating for right knee PFPS and service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to duty to assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer, TMJ disorder, bilateral high-frequency hearing loss, and PVD. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also remanded.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and a higher rating is denied as the evidence does not support an increase in disability level.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding the evidence supports these conditions are related to military noise exposure and in-service stressors respectively.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's lay statements, medical literature, and service treatment records have been considered in this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and for additional evidence to be considered. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety and depression, and bilateral hearing loss are being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's military noise exposure is at least as likely as not related to his current condition.,Service connection was denied for right ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for compensable disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is rated at 100% effective from June 8, 2011.,SMC based on housebound status is granted from December 9, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as the veteran does not have a current diagnosed disability, and therefore, there is no basis to grant service connection.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has determined that it is related to service. The Veteran's tinnitus, which was already service-connected, remains at a 10% rating.

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

The Board has granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure. The decision resolves all doubt in favor of the Veteran.