Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left shoulder disability, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and other conditions, are found to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as a truck driver. As such, the Board has granted his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, serous otitis media, and several other conditions were denied. The appeals for increased ratings for hearing loss and scars, as well as the effective date claims for serous otitis media and scars were also denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess its current severity. The issue of TDIU is also being remanded as it is related to the hearing loss disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence to determine if there is a current disability related to service. The Veteran needs to undergo VA examinations to assess his hearing loss and tinnitus, and a medical opinion on their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which is related to conceded hazardous noise exposure during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Veteran's current diagnosis was not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence being requested, but no SOC has been issued yet.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss in both ears and tinnitus due to inadequate statements of reasons or bases regarding the duty to assist and VA treatment records, as well as issues related to a sinus condition.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU prior to August 10, 2022 were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include GERD. The claim for right ear hearing loss is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for unexplained chronic symptoms remains pending and requires further examination and medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected perforated membrane with bilateral hearing loss was denied. A separate 30 percent rating is granted for symptoms of staggering, incoordination, and loss of balance associated with the service-connected condition.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected gastric ulcer was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, maintaining a 40% disability rating since May 15, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his service connection claims for allergic rhinitis and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided that the claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder need further review due to new evidence received by VA.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with some issues being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service-connected. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury residuals, Parkinson's disease, and right ear hearing loss due to new evidence received after the last final rating decision. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with these other claims.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and PTSD have been granted service connection, while his allergies were denied. The effective date for the rating of 100% for PTSD is set from December 1, 2017 to August 20, 2019.