Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now pending on their merits.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his failure to report for VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various disabilities are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for a psychiatric disability and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claim for these conditions is currently pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

Service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees has been granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right eye disorder, and bilateral hearing loss have not been established.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability. The case will be returned to the RO for further review and consideration of this new evidence.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to sleep apnea and sarcoidosis is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The case is being sent back for a new examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his hearing loss disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence addressing direct, secondary, or aggravation service connection. The Veteran is also requested to undergo a VA audiology examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues and inadequate opinions. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service exposure to hazardous noise.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not rated as compensable, but service connection for left and right knee disabilities has been granted.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities based on continuity of symptomatology since active duty.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is considered to be related to noise exposure during his active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, left and right shoulder strains, anxiety disorder, tinnitus, and hearing loss, are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability as defined by regulation. The Board has granted total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular percentage standards set forth for a TDIU prior to April 12, 2017. The Board found that he was not limited in the types of work he could perform due to his service-connected conditions and thus denied the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted after the last SOC, and the Veteran requested a waiver for AOJ review of this additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy due to outstanding VA and/or private treatment records and further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for a higher evaluation of bilateral flat feet from June 12, 2017 was granted with a rating of 50 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional information about the qualifications of the examiners who conducted the Veteran's hearing loss evaluations.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and bacterial conjunctivitis have been denied as there is no current disability. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of gout, left eye astigmatism, borderline glaucoma, flat feet, or hypertension.,For the remaining issues, the Board has found that additional evidence is needed to determine if service connection can be granted.