Hearing loss decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right ear hearing loss disability has been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal.

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

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is denied as not causally related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of adequate VA examination reports, particularly regarding hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error identified during higher-level review, specifically regarding post-service treatment records from Camp Pendleton.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding your claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss because you requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has denied increased ratings for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, with the case being remanded to schedule an audiometric examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, abnormal cholesterol, and low glucose are denied as they do not meet VA criteria for compensation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to exposure during active duty, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities are remanded due to the absence of a VA examination addressing these conditions.,Service connection is denied for right ear hearing loss, recurrent traumatic brain injury residuals, left ear hearing loss, recurrent cervical spine disability, recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent right knee disability, recurrent right ankle disability, recurrent left ankle disability, recurrent nasal disability, and recurrent gastrointestinal disability.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability is not rated higher than noncompensable.,The Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (Meniere's disease) is rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that there is a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds the VA audiologist did not adequately consider the functional impact of his hearing loss and orders a new examination to assess its severity.

The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder is revised to May 25, 2011.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ear hearing loss and status post cholesteatoma due to procedural errors. The Veteran is also denied an earlier effective date for a TDIU.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and right knee strain (claimed as arthritis). The Board dismisses these issues.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The issue of service connection for headache (Tension Headaches) is dismissed because the AOJ implicitly granted service connection in a prior decision.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and granted service connection for left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence not meeting the criteria for a disability as defined by VA regulations.