Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the untimely filing of VA Forms 10182, despite the Veteran claiming a pandemic-related excuse. The Board found no good cause for the delay and thus dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for bronchitis due to new and relevant evidence received after the April 1983 rating decision. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the Veteran does not have a current disability that meets VA's criteria for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his claimed conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, and their relationship to service are inadequate. The claims for these conditions must be remanded to provide a new examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives regarding auditory steady state response testing for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess his condition and provide necessary test results.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA audiology examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, hearing loss, vertigo, and hypothyroidism due to potential exposure to anti-malarial medications and toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, right ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss should be remanded due to an inadequate VA opinion and need for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and COPD as they are related to service. The VA needs to provide a new examination and medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, specifically focusing on noise exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the medical evidence does not support a link to service.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his death. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, asthma, and PTSD with traumatic brain injury are all being dismissed as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise regarding the right and left knee disabilities, but remanded for additional development. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria for hearing loss and the examiner opined that his hearing was within normal limits upon separation from service. The claim for TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period following separation from service, and were not noted in service (or within an applicable presumptive period) with continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board denied the claims for service connection.,The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period following separation from service, and was not noted in service (or within an applicable presumptive period) with continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, facial burns, residuals of broken nose, and headaches have been granted as direct service connection. The evidence supports these diagnoses based on in-service combat exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show that his hearing acuity met the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and irritable bowel syndrome as there is no evidence of current disabilities in accordance with VA standards.