Hearing loss Board decisions

An effective date of January 1, 2022, is granted for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depression.,An effective date of September 17, 2022, is granted for a 60 percent rating for IHD.,No earlier effective date is granted for the award of a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.,An effective date of January 11, 2010, but no earlier, is granted for service connection for a surgical scar associated with IHD.,An effective date earlier than August 10, 2022, is denied for service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD is remanded due to the need to obtain inpatient treatment records from April 2017.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss and TBI are both remanded as VA has not made reasonable efforts to obtain relevant medical records.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted as it is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending and remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss has been granted due to the submission of new evidence.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss have been remanded as there is a need for additional development.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has persisted, granting service connection for tinnitus. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion considering conceded noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is a result of his in-service noise exposure and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions began during the Veteran's active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease and bilateral hearing loss are not granted. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for stroke residuals with right-sided weakness is remanded, as well as his claim for service connection for eye condition to include cataracts and retinal pigment epithelium changes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his previously denied claims for service connection due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claim for right ear hearing loss has been dismissed as the Regional Office granted it.,Left ear hearing loss is denied due to lack of current disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling VA examinations, and obtaining authorization from non-VA providers.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and herbicide agents, including cardiovascular disabilities, kidney disability, bilateral hearing loss, and left distal fibular fracture residuals. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of opinion regarding the onset and continuity of symptoms, as well as the one-year post-service noise exposure requirement.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The decision on the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is based on new evidence submitted since a previous final denial, which relates to the basis for the previous denial and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has also been granted due to obesity related to service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to exposure to hazardous noise during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or causation.

Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The claims of reopening the previously denied left knee and back conditions have been granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were received within one year of his retirement and remained pending until they were adjudicated in an August 2015 rating decision. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are set at July 1, 1995.