Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for bipolar unspecified under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) System.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The claim will be reviewed with a new opinion from an examiner.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted with an effective date of July 8, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gout of the bilateral feet, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, urge incontinence and stress incontinence, and erectile dysfunction due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's conditions are being reviewed again with additional medical opinions provided.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for an abnormal lung issue, and service connection for hypertension.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for this condition. The claims for PTSD and OSA are remanded due to inadequate examination.

The appeal with respect to the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is dismissed.,Service connection for migraines is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus II, liver disease, high blood pressure, endometriosis, and infertility due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's conditions are related to in-service exposure, but further medical opinions are needed.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

Special monthly compensation is granted due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and other disabilities that combine to at least 60 percent disabling.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss should be remanded due to a failure to obtain relevant private medical records.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, left ear hearing loss, and chronic bronchitis have been dismissed. A 10 percent rating is granted for a painful scar of the left index finger.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for back, left knee, and right knee disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection is granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because new evidence did not provide a nexus relationship between his disabilities and service.

The Veteran's residuals of left ear tympanic membrane perforation are related to his active service.,The Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to procedural defects in the AMA docketing process.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board finds that the AOJ should have scheduled a new VA examination and obtained a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and migraine headaches, as well as multiple painful joints in the back, hands, ankles, and feet.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while his claim for tinnitus is granted.