Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are at least as likely as not caused by or a result of military noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss, and Right Ear Tinnitus) make him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to the lack of a mental health examination for his TDIU claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it had its onset during active duty service.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received, warranting readjudication of the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss as there is no current disability of this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the issue of service connection for testicular cancer.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. No ratings or service connection decisions have been made.

The Board denied service connection for chronic right foot disorder, chronic left foot disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not show a current disability or link to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the absence of January 2021 VA audiological testing results in the claims file.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss should be remanded due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further medical opinion.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 11, 2017 for the Veteran's 30% rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence shows that his hearing loss worsened as of this date.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of right ear hearing loss or tinnitus as defined by VA regulations. Service connection was granted for left ear hearing loss based on continuous post-service symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and entitlement to increased ratings for left ear hearing loss and PTSD. The claims for erectile dysfunction and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed because his Notice of Disagreement was submitted concurrently with a request for Higher Level Review, which is not allowed under VA regulations.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to moderate probability of noise exposure as military police. The Veteran's STRs from his time in the Army are missing, requiring further development.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, while his acquired psychiatric disabilities are also granted as they began during service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is found to be related to his period of active service, while the denial of left ear hearing loss is based on the absence of a current disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus on a secondary basis. Bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to in-service noise exposure, while tinnitus is considered a symptom of the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.