Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to scheduling conflicts and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a thyroid disability, respiratory disability, and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss disability rated as 30 percent prior to June 6, 2003, and as 40 percent thereafter, to include on an extraschedular basis have been dismissed.,The RO reduced the Veteran's disability rating for renal dysfunction with hypertension from 30 percent to 0 percent effective April 20, 2022. The reduction was deemed improper.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, finding that he did not have a current disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are remanded for further action due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and need for additional medical opinions regarding his lumbar spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a left ankle disability and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 0 percent, the lowest possible rating. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current level of hearing acuity.

The appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is dismissed. The claims for lower back disability and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his exposure history and medical opinions.

Service connection for left ear hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, and diabetes mellitus is denied.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) was granted an initial 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a study on hearing loss. The Veteran needs another VA examination to determine if his right ear hearing loss is related to service, specifically noise exposure and/or head injury.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for initial increased ratings and earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss. The appeal of entitlement to an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service acoustic trauma associated with his military occupational specialty, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 3, 2012. The Board has remanded the case for further development including referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular TDIU consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to substantially comply with a prior remand order regarding obtaining medical records from Dr. C.W.