Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 1, 2021.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to March 30, 2016.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to decide your claims as they are no longer pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including erectile dysfunction and other conditions like coronary artery disease, have caused him to require the aid of another person for daily living needs prior to November 20, 2019. After that date, he is not entitled to SMC at the housebound rate due to his diabetes and residuals being considered a single disability.

The Veteran is granted a rating of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss between February 8, 2012 and August 28, 2014. The Board found the most accurate representation of his hearing acuity was from the VA audiometric exam conducted on August 29, 2014.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with a disability rating of Level VI in the left ear and Level I in the right ear. The Board denied a compensable rating for his left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss remains unchanged, as his most recent audiometric testing shows no significant change in hearing acuity since the last evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and whether his service-connected disabilities aggravated it. The case will be returned for an updated VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for upper respiratory condition and bilateral hearing loss due to potential service connection issues, including a need for clarification on whether his preexisting congenital diaphragm eventration was aggravated by military service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected due to insufficient evidence. The remaining issues of hypertension, ED, and a skin disability (melanoma) are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in his claimed service and unavailability of STRs and personnel records.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection is granted for gout. The VA will conduct further examination to determine the etiology of this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing right ear hearing loss was aggravated by service. The examiner must address the significance of threshold shifts documented in STRs and determine if any increase in severity is clearly and unmistakably due to its natural progress.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, seborrheic dermatitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression with anxiety), and sleep disorder (insomnia).,Onychomycosis of the right great toenail service connection is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to Gulf War illness have been granted. The effective date is not specified as the claim was received within one year of discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hearing loss disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of right or left ear hearing loss meeting VA criteria.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and onychomycosis on the left foot and tinea pedis on the right foot are granted. The appeals for service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and entitlement to a rating are REMANDED.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for a TDIU effective February 6, 2012. The Board found that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.