Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for equilibrium vertigo (to include dizziness, labyrinthitis, and hypotension) and degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy due to outstanding VA and non-VA records.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with the most probative evidence not supporting a compensable rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection as they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety condition is not service-connected as secondary to his thyroid condition. The right shoulder and hearing loss claims are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of chronic hearing loss within a year of discharge and that it is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, as he has maintained full-time employment throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection issues, including left leg neuropathy, right leg neuropathy, sinus, rhinitis, asthma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thyroids, PTSD, diabetes, heart, right hemiparesis, cervical, and other conditions. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is at least as likely as not a link between these conditions and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for left shoulder, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are remanded due to procedural errors in the original decision.

The Board denied the restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing acuity improved and more closely approximated the assigned 0 percent rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examination report regarding which ear has a current hearing loss for VA purposes. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to active service, including inservice noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left knee condition were dismissed as the Veteran did not file timely notices of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition was dismissed because it was premature due to a deferred VA examination, and the appeal was not ripe.

The Veteran's right knee condition, specifically osteoarthritis, has been granted service connection. His hearing loss has been increased to a rating of 50 percent effective August 16, 2023.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable initial rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss are both granted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's asthma has not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's reports of noise exposure during active duty and his current symptoms, with a finding that the most persuasive evidence does not weigh against finding that his tinnitus was due to in-service noise exposure. For hearing loss, the Board found that the Veteran did not have disabling hearing loss as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss has been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (dementia) and lung lesion due to potential toxic exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to hazardous noise exposure during her active military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.