Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his hearing in both ears is within normal limits and does not result in functional impairment. The high frequency hearing loss in the left ear was attributed to noise exposure during service but did not cause any functional impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss did not originate in service or within a year of service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if his hearing loss is related to service, including noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the audiometric evaluations do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of updated VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to February 26, 2014, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's Syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. The issues of service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (Vertigo) and Bilateral Hearing Loss are remanded due to insufficient development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that is relevant to the underlying claim. The AOJ must readjudicate these issues in light of all available evidence, including VA treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no current disability of these conditions and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any in-service noise exposure and the current symptoms.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 10% prior to March 11, 2016 and increased to 30% from that date. The decision is based on the results of audiometric evaluations conducted over time.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's hearing loss. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining an adequate opinion on whether his hearing loss is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as it was improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the effective date of a hearing loss rating decision, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is due to in-service exposure to hazardous noise and that it manifested within one year of separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not shown as chronic in service or otherwise etiologically related to his military noise exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.