Hearing loss Board decisions

Service connection for PTSD and right ear hearing loss is granted.,Degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee meniscal tear, right ankle lateral ligament sprain, left ankle lateral ligament sprain, and left ear hearing loss are all remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss has been dismissed due to his withdrawal. The Board has also remanded several other claims for further development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete or missing service treatment records, and for additional development including VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure during combat caused his current disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is equipoise of evidence regarding whether his current condition was caused by military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show that his hearing acuity warranted a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 13, 2021, for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied. The appeal as to this issue is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for his right and left knee strains.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, so the claim is dismissed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as 0 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and refractive error. The case is remanded to obtain a new VA examination regarding the etiology of his pterygium.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the failure to afford him an examination in 2019.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under VA regulations.,There is no evidence to support service connection for memory loss as a physical disorder, and there is no indication that Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service.,Service connection cannot be granted for an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma of the left side due to lack of nexus between the condition and military service. The Veteran's regional ileitis/Crohn's disease was not aggravated by such service.,The Veteran does not have evidence that his Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service, nor is there any indication that it was aggravated by such service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and multiple spinal cord neuromas are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection cannot be granted for multiple spinal cord neuromas as the Veteran did not provide new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right hip condition, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision also remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for low back condition and increased rating for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed within 60 days of the Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to his military noise exposure and granting an award of disability compensation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 20 percent from April 24, 2017 and continuing. The Veteran's headache disorder is granted a 50 percent rating effective August 8, 2022.

The Board has denied service connection for left ear hearing loss but remanded the issue of right ear hearing loss due to a lack of an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's sensorineural hearing loss is found to be related to in-service noise exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.