Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected conditions, including hypertension, PTSD with cognitive disorder, sinusitis, knee disorders, allergic rhinitis, cerebral infarction residuals secondary to moyamoya disease, and right upper extremity disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed for these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea. The remaining issues on appeal (gout affecting the elbows, gout affecting the feet, and bilateral hearing loss) are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is proximately caused by or aggravated by his service-connected rhinitis. The Veteran must provide updated treatment records and undergo a new addendum opinion from a qualified examiner.

The Board's decision granting service connection for bilateral hearing loss is vacated due to an error in the inclusion of records from another veteran with the same name. The case is remanded for further evaluation and potential new evidence.

The Board has denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the service connection claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder. The case is now pending with instructions to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's balance issues are secondary to his tinnitus.

The Veteran and his attorney have withdrawn the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, TBI, left ankle disability, and PTSD have all been denied as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to service.,Service connection has not been established for any of the conditions listed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from March 2016 to November 24, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of service-connected disorders. The earlier effective dates for various conditions have been remanded.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and denied for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and hernia operation. The case is remanded for a VA examination to address the Veteran's claim of delayed-onset bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records and development. The Board acknowledges that some of his conditions may be related to in-service exposures, but further examination is needed.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, a lumbar spine disability (bulging disc), a right knee disability, residuals of a left knee injury, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to tend to basic functions of self-care and required the regular aid and attendance of another individual, leading to a grant of SMC based on aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to SMC at the housebound rate is moot due to the inclusion of this benefit.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, specifically addressing any threshold shifts in service records and considering the Veteran's noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for service-connected Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and Bilateral Hearing Loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of in-service onset and continuity of symptomatology.,Service connection for left foot toenail disability, right foot toenail disability, left foot fungus disability, and right foot fungus disability were all granted. The Board determined that the evidence supported an in-service onset and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, specifically addressing noise exposure in service and delayed-onset hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on exposure to loud noises during military service.

The Board has decided that the VA's decision on right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) needs to be reconsidered due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete verification of stressor events.