Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service exposure, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it was caused by in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disability, finding that there is no current disability in either condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from February 2, 2013, to October 10, 2018, due to his service-connected disabilities rendering him incapable of substantial gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, colon disability, hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability has been denied.,Specifically, the Board found that there is no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for back, right knee, left knee, and right hip disorders, but denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder, hypertension, coccyx disorder, and hearing loss in both ears. The appeal was also remanded for further action on several other issues.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete development, including a missing medical report and an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of his TBI. The AOJ is instructed to obtain the missing report and provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran has a current disability related to a TBI and if so, whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, Crohn's disease, and bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax for accrued benefits purposes due to an unresolved issue regarding whether the appellant qualifies as a 'child' eligible for VA benefits. The RO is instructed to adjudicate this matter.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that his current condition is related to in-service noise exposure and resolving doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is dismissed because the issue was already pending in the legacy system and did not timely opt into the modernized review system.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to military noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for hearing loss and an ear condition (claimed as ear infection) is denied.,Tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, so no higher evaluation can be granted.,Service connection for left tinea pedis (claimed as Athlete's foot) is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 25, 2023. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as there was insufficient evidence to substantiate his unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a failure of VA to account for the Veteran's potential active duty service time, specifically from April 2009 to March 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hearing loss, as well as a right knee disorder, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected. Other conditions, including an acquired psychiatric condition to include neurobehavior effects and anxiety, a sleep disorder, a headache condition, alopecia, bilateral epiphora, dry cough, cyst removal of the right shoulder, diarrhea, prostate cancer, right leg condition, left leg condition, right ankle pain, and left ankle pain are remanded for further review.