Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disability, left shoulder disability, hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and right lower extremity disability was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, but his bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee arthritis but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied due to the dishonorable discharge from military service.,An effective date earlier than September 26, 2013 for the award of service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an addendum in the June 2022 VA examination opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy and hearing loss due to service connection, as there were errors in the duty to assist and potential relevant evidence was not considered. The Veteran's exposure during service is unclear, but he reported frostbite-related symptoms and noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, including noise exposure. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of outstanding private treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's lay reports of in-service onset are at least in equipoise with the VA examiners' opinions. Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for spinal bifida, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left and right ear hearing loss has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was not filed within two years of the September 2006 grant of service connection for prostate cancer, which rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, but has remanded for further examination regarding his psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a left ear hearing loss disability. Service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and vertigo were granted with effective dates of May 11, 2010. A 100% evaluation was assigned for Meniere's syndrome with vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss from that date. Separate evaluations for vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss were discontinued.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear audiometric results from 1964 and the need for a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss per VA standards.,The restoration of the 20 percent rating for herniated lumbar disc L5-S1 and compression fracture T12 with degenerative arthritis from May 7, 2019, to the present was granted.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for perforated eardrum residuals and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to procedural errors in the rating decision process.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and right ankle disability have been remanded.