Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's right ear hearing loss worsened beyond its natural progression by service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder and chronic otitis externa, tinnitus, and/or left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connection based on in-service noise exposure and the onset during combat.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as he did not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 30 percent for migraines was granted, effective October 16, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no current disability to attribute to military service.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus prior to September 12, 2023 is granted. The appeal for higher ratings for anxiety disorder with depressive disorder, left and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance are all denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining the Appellant's complete military personnel and treatment records from his Navy Reserve service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and additional evidence may be considered by the AOJ in the re-adjudication of the claim.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis and right ear hearing loss have been granted service connection as their diagnoses are directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year of the January 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected left ear hearing loss with vestibular dysfunction is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including the need to associate VA treatment records and obtain private treatment records. A new examination is also required.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various knee conditions, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction have been denied. The effective dates assigned in previous decisions are maintained.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a TDIU is being remanded due to the inextricability with other pending claims for service connection. The issues of prostate cancer and anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder are also being remanded.

The Board is remanding the claims for effective dates due to incomplete VA treatment records that reference audiograms from December 2010 and April 2019. These records are necessary to properly assess the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a current disability related to service.,The Veteran's left knee condition is denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to his active duty service.,The Veteran's right knee condition is denied because there is no current diagnosis and no evidence of an in-service injury, event, or illness that could have caused a chronic right knee disability.,The Veteran's residual laceration on the right hand does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board 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 Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination, and the appellant's right ear hearing loss disability is related to service.

Your appeals for service connection regarding hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal will not proceed as it is no longer relevant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to current hearing loss.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied prior to August 24, 2023, as he did not meet the schedular requirements for a total disability evaluation based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA audiological examination results are not reliable and remands the case for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service.