Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if service connection can be established for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss disability, and neck disability.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss manifested by hearing acuity no worse than Level II in the right ear and no worse than Level I in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6100.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's death is being reviewed, along with his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and keratoconus due to the need for additional evidence regarding the onset and course of his conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and back disorder must be remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his bilateral hearing loss is denied as it did not worsen during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current disability is due to exposure to harmful noise during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that his in-service noise exposure likely caused his current condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to his military service, including noise exposure. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's lower back condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.,A rating of 20 percent for left knee instability from April 18, 2017 to December 10, 2018 has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no competent and reliable diagnosis of these disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder, urethral stricture with enuresis and incontinence, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the TDIU based on his functional impairment due to these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted. The Board finds the evidence does not support a finding of current disability for bilateral hearing loss, but grants service connection for tinnitus as related to active duty service. Service connection for flat foot pes planus (claimed as plantar fasciitis) is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to hazardous noise exposure during his active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus was denied. The appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for dermatosis, chronic sinusitis, and a headache disability have been granted. The Veteran also received increased evaluations for PTSD (70%), fibromyalgia (40%), and irritable bowel syndrome (30%). Bilateral hearing loss was denied.,An effective date of August 6, 2018, has been assigned for the 70% evaluation for PTSD. Effective dates have also been assigned for increased evaluations for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,New and relevant evidence has been received, allowing readjudication of the claims for service connection for a headache disorder, a psychiatric disorder, and ulcerative colitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability. The Veteran contends that his current hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure, but VA examinations have found conflicting findings and could not conclusively determine if he currently has a hearing loss disability for VA purposes or if it is related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is presumed to have been incurred in service due to noise exposure. The right wrist, right ankle, lumbar spine, and bilateral hearing loss issues are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not currently have a disability level of hearing loss that meets VA criteria.