Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right ear and left ear. The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have been incurred during service. However, the VA audiological examinations did not show a current disability of bilateral hearing loss as defined by VA criteria.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at 60 percent and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ruptured ear drums and a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the proposal to reduce the rating for service-connected right-handed carpal tunnel syndrome. The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and painful scars of the hands were all denied or granted with specific ratings.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for low back injury, scoliosis, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new evidence received after the February 2022 rating decision. The VA examiner is requested to provide a supplemental opinion considering the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and recent passage of the PACT Act. The appellant's service connection claims will be reconsidered in light of these issues.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.,The Veteran's migraine condition is rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to notify the Veteran of scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are currently rated at 60 percent and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or within one year after separation from active service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that the conditions existed prior to service.,The Veteran's left-hand disability and right-hand disability do not meet the criteria for service connection as there is no medical evidence of a pre-existing condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability due to a prohibited concurrent appeal.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, low back condition, jaundice, left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected low back condition, and right hip condition as secondary to a service-connected low back condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for migraines.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a separate disability rating of 10 percent for vertigo from June 30, 2022. The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and vertigo are found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss has been rated as Level IV, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in the disability rating.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to noise exposure during active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability in either ear. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the onset during active military service and continuity of symptoms since then.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as Level II in the right ear and Level I in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating. The Board found that the objective measurements of his hearing acuity were more probative than his subjective complaints.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current disability meeting VA standards.