Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, right knee condition, and lower back condition due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, neck disorder, and TBI are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The claims for emphysema, deep vein thrombosis, diverticulitis, pulmonary embolisms, and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise, allowing application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.

The Veteran's hearing loss and asthma have been granted service connection, but the rating for hearing loss is denied. GERD has been dismissed as a matter of law due to its severance from his record. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding asthma prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 9, 2018 for the awards of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's first communication seeking these conditions was in October 2018.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Prior to April 8, 2021, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. As of April 8, 2021, the Veteran met the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 1, 2020 due to unclear time period addressed in the VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied as the earliest pending claim was received on May 7, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for left-ear hearing loss and right-ear hearing loss have been granted. Claims for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, low back disorder, and acquired mental disorder (PTSD) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are not related to his active service.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury or event resulting in these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, and pes planus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria for hearing loss, no medical opinion linking COPD to service, and no evidence connecting pes planus to service.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding earlier effective date of service connection for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and several hernia and knee disorders due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Veteran's tinnitus and left knee strain with degenerative arthritis are granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for clarification and additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board was notified of the appellant's passing and thus cannot make a decision on the claims.