Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, both for treatment purposes only under Title 38, Chapter 17, of the United States Code.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, and other issues related to his TBI was granted. The Veteran received a new noncompensable disability rating for tension headaches associated with encephalopathy due to brain trauma, but the skull defect and left hemiparesis remain rated at 50% and 30%, respectively. A separate noncompensable disability rating was assigned for his bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's TDIU claim from May 17, 2016 is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, as well as obtaining relevant medical records.

The Veteran's ED is found to be caused by a service-connected disability, and the claim for service connection for ED is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of private treatment records and for obtaining an audiological evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not interfere with his normal employability, and he is already receiving a compensable rating for PTSD. Therefore, the claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is denied.

The Board has decided that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded due to additional records needed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records. The Board also found that a new examination is needed in several cases.

The Veteran's tinnitus, chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the right and left lower extremities, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted service connection. Obesity and a left ear hearing loss disability have not been granted service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as it did not meet the criteria of a disability for VA purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but his claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to November 30, 2017, for the awards of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and lumbar strain are denied. The Board finds that remand is necessary due to lack of supporting evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the case for further examination regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 25, 2021.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, attributed to in-service acoustic trauma exposure.

The Veteran is granted a rating of 20 percent for his bilateral hearing loss disability beginning April 14, 2021. The appeal is denied prior to that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but has remanded for further examination regarding his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss since November 8, 2018 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show an exceptional disability picture that warranted extraschedular consideration.